DAVID KIRK
Associate Professor of Tuba
Principal, Houston Symphony

B. Mus. (1982) Juilliard School of Music. 1112 Alice Pratt Brown Hall 713-348-3518 bigbird@rice.edu

DAVID KIRK has served on the Shepherd School of Music faculty since 1982. His duties at the Shepherd School include teaching private lessons, holding master classes, and coaching chamber music.

Mr. Kirk enjoys an international reputation for effective teaching of musicianship and the physical aspects of wind playing. He has presented master classes throughout North America and Japan. In addition to his work at the Shepherd School, Mr. Kirk is Principal Tubist of the Houston Symphony. He was selected for this position during his final year of undergraduate studies at the Juilliard School. While at Juilliard, he studied with Don Harry, and received chamber music coachings from Gerard Schwarz. Kirk's other teachers include Chester Schmitz, Warren Deck, Paul Kryzwicki, and Neal Tidwell.

A unique aspect of Shepherd School tuba studies is limited class size. In the interest of maximizing playing and performance opportunities, usually just two students are enrolled. This restriction occasionally creates a situation where no vacancies exist. Contact David Kirk with questions.