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Originally from Pompano Beach, Florida, Gail Robertson began her music studies at the University of
Central Florida. After graduating, she was awarded a full-scholarship as graduate assistant to Harvey G.
Phillips at Indiana University and received her Master's Degree in Euphonium and a Performer's
Certificate in 1989. Ms. Robertson then began her Doctoral studies at the University of Maryland and
studied with Dr. Brian L. Bowman. Two months later, she was relocated back to Orlando to become one of
the founding members of Walt Disney World's "Tubafours." She later became the leader and chief arranger
of the group and produced a CD called "Tubas Under the Boardwalk."
Robertson is currently the Professor of Low Brass at Bethune-Cookman College, Adjunct Instructor
of Euphonium and Tuba at the University of Florida, and the University of Central Florida. Additionally, Gail is a judge for the Leonard Falcone Tuba and Euphonium Competition, the I.T.E.C. Euphonium
Competition, and the Florida Bandmasters Association.
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Commissioned composer for:
5th International Women's
Brass Conference
Normal, Illinois
June 2006
A Eupher's Dream
was premiered by the IWBC All-Star Euphonium Ensemble |
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Robertson also tours the U.S. and Japan with Keith Brion's "New Sousa Band," is euphoniumist in the Orlando Brass Ensemble, the Central Florida Brass Band,
and has toured with the Battle Creek Brass Band. She has been a soloist and clinician at the U.S. Army
Band Tuba and Euphonium Conferences, several past I.T.E.C.'s and I.W.B.C's. She is also a member of
"Symphonia" and will be a part of the summer workshop held at Interlochen this summer. Gail was most
recently invited to serve on the judges committee for I.W.B.C., voted
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to be the "Euphonium Coordinator"
of I.T.E.A., and was soloist with the Buchholz High School Band at the Atlanta C.B.D.N.A. Conference this
past February.
Several of Gail's arrangements are published by the Tuba and Euphonium Press. The University of
Florida Gator Band performed an entire "Rock and Roll" half-time show arranged by Gail this past season.
She is also the founder and coordinator of the Orlando TUBAMANIA, the co-coordinator of the Orlando
TUBACHRISTMAS, the University of Florida TUBAFEST, and is a Willson/DEG Euphonium Artist.
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