Youth Conductor

TONY GRANADOS serves as the Youth Band Director. Tony is a freelance tuba player in the Central North Carolina region, Tony serves as a substitute and extra with the North Carolina Symphony, and has made recent appearances with the North Carolina Symphony Brass Quintet, the Carolina Brass Quintet, Carolina Ballet, Opera Company of North Carolina, and the Roanoke Symphony in Virginia. In addition to these guest appearances, he serves as a member of the Tar River Orchestra and the Tar River Concert Band. As a soloist, he has made appearances with college bands, high schools bands, all-county bands, gave a solo recital at the North Carolina Governors School Summer Program at Meredith College, and was a featured artist at the 2002 International Tuba Euphonium Conference, performing the Gregson Tuba Concerto with the Triangle Brass Band. He also serves as director of the Triangle Youth Brass Band, a 45 piece British style brass band comprised of some of the most talented high school brass and percussion players in the Central North Carolina region. The TYBB won the NABBA Youth Division banner in 2001, 2002, and again in 2004. Tony maintains a large and active private studio, teaching nearly 30 students on the middle school and high school levels. Tony directs a summer tuba ensemble program for high school students each summer, and can be seen teaching sectionals and master classes in schools all over the state. Tony likes to conduct brass sectionals with high school marching bands, and is a regular staffer with one of the most visible band programs in North Carolina.

Tony attended the University of Kentucky, and has studied at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Towson State in Maryland. While a student in Kentucky, he was first runner up in the UK Concerto Competition in 1997, played solo E-flat tuba with the Lexington Brass Band and was featured with the Bass section of that band several times, including the LBB compact disc release Images. Tony also played with the Advocate-Messenger Brass Band in Danville, KY, appearing on three compact discs and making a solo appearance. Tony was also a driving force in the Four Horsemen Tuba Quartet, the resident student tuba quartet at the University of Kentucky. The FHTQ was the busiest performing ensemble at UK during this time, making an appearance at the 1998 Great American Brass Band Festival, and winning the Adult Ensemble competition at the 1998 NABBA competition. Tony also directed a tuba ensemble at Henry Clay High School, which made an appearance at the1999 South East Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference in Lexington, KY.

Jon Caldwell serves as the Assistant Youth Band Director. Jon Caldwell is currently in his third year as Director of Bands at Garner Magnet High School. Mr. Caldwell holds a Bachelor of Music in Performance (with distinction, 2004) and a Master of Arts in Teaching (2005) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. While attending Chapel Hill, Mr. Caldwell studied horn performance, conducting, and music education while performing in the Wind Ensemble, the Symphony Orchestra, the Marching Tar Heels, the Sharp III Brass Trio, and various chamber ensembles.

Mr. Caldwell has studied horn with Dr. Alan Mattingly, Andrew McAfee, and Kim van Pelt. He has also participated in master classes with Michael Thompson, Richard Watkins, and Dave Ohanian. Mr. Caldwell has studied conducting with Dr. Michael Votta, Jr. and Tonu Kalam.

Originally from Waynesville, NC, Mr. Caldwell remains an active performer throughout the Triangle performing with the North Carolina Wind Orchestra and various chamber ensembles. He is a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Alpha Rho), Phi Beta Kappa, and MENC, the National Association for Music Education.

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