Education
Bachelor of Music, U. Iowa, 1970;
Master of Music, U. Connecticut, 1993.
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A graduate of The University of Iowa, Mr. Werden was the euphonium soloist with The United States Coast Guard Band for 26 years. He has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, England, Japan, and the former Soviet Union. Mr. Werden has performed under the baton of Zubin Mehta, Osmo Vänskä, Frederic, Fennell, H. Robert Reynolds, Leonard Falcone, Laurence Rosenthal and many others. He performed on soundtracks for NBC Television and Hollywood movies, and in live concerts with the NY Philharmonic and the Minnesota Orchestra. Through FM and TV broadcasts, his solos have been heard in dozens of countries around the world. He is a recitalist and clinician, and has performed at local, national, and international symposiums. He was a member of The USCG Band Euphonium/Tuba Quartet, the Atlantic Tuba Quartet, the Saints Brass Quintet, and the Classic Brass Band. He has taught at the University of Connecticut and the University of Minnesota, and he is listed in Marquis' Who's Who in American Education. His efforts to expand the role and recognition of the euphonium led the British magazine Sounding Brass in conjunction with the American publication Euphonia to name him the international "Euphonium Player of the Year" in 1980. He is the first American awarded this honor. In 1981, he was elected to the post of Euphonium Coordinator for the International Tuba-Euphonium Association (formerly called Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association: T.U.B.A). In 1987 he was appointed to the Honory Board of Advisors of ITEA. His many solo performances and his efforts to expand the role of the euphonium in music earned him the prestigious Coast Guard Commendation Medal. He has also been awarded two Coast Guard Achievement Medals, the Coast Guard Special Operations ribbon, two Coast Guard Unit Commendations, and three Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendations. In 1993 he was inducted into the Pi Kappa Lambda honors society. And in June of 2012 he was awarded the h
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Listing of pieces and recordings for the developin Composer: Werden, David A graduate of The University of Iowa, Mr. Werden was the euphonium soloist with The United States Coast Guard Band for 26 years. He has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, England, Japan, and the former Soviet Union. Mr. Werden has performed under the baton of Zubin Mehta, Osmo Vänskä, Frederic, Fennell, H. Robert Reynolds, Leonard Falcone, Laurence Rosenthal and many others. He performed on soundtracks for NBC Television and Hollywood movies, and in live concerts with the New York Philharmonic and the Minnesota Orchestra. Through FM and TV broadcasts, his solos have been heard in dozens of countries around the world. He is a recitalist and clinician, and has performed at local, national, and international symposiums. He was a member of The USCG Band Euphonium/Tuba Quartet, the Atlantic Tuba Quartet, the Saints Brass Quintet, and the Classic Brass Band. He has taught at the University of Connecticut and the University of Minnesota, and he is listed in Marquis' Who's Who in American Education. His efforts to expand the role and recognition of the euphonium led the British magazine Sounding Brass in conjunction with the American publication Euphonia to name him the international "Euphonium Player of the Year" in 1980. He is the first American awarded this honor. In 1981, he was elected to the post of Euphonium Coordinator for the International Tuba-Euphonium Association (formerly called Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association: T.U.B.A). In 1987 he was appointed to the Honory Board of Advisors of ITEA. His many solo performances and his efforts to expand the role of the euphonium in music earned him the prestigious Coast Guard Commendation Medal. He has also been awarded two Coast Guard Achievement Medals, the Coast Guard Special Operations ribbon, two Coast Guard Unit Commendations, and three Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendations. In 1
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David Ray Werden, Music educator. Named Euphonium Player of Year Sounding Brass Magazine, England, 1980. Senior chief United States Coast Guard, 1970-1996. Member International Trombone Association, Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association (euphonium coordinator 1982-1984, board directors 1987-1989, honorary board advisors 1989-1997), Pi Kappa Lambda.
Career
Clinician music education, Boosey & Hawkes, Libertyville, Illinois, 1979-1989;
private music instructor, Gales Ferry, Connecticut, since 1980;
instructor, U. Connecticut, Storrs, 1989-1996;
clinician music education, Custom Music Company, Ferndale, Michigan, since 1989;
clinician music education, Sterling Museum Instruments, England, since 1989;
staff, musician, United States Coast Guard Academy Band, New London, Connecticut, 1970-1996;
computer system coordinator, United States Coast Guard Academy Band, New London, Connecticut, 1986-1996;
soloist, clinician, Euphonium, Minnetonka, Minnesota, since 1996;
tuba player, Sheldon Theater Brass Band, Red Wing, Minnesota, since 1996;
web development coordinator, Integrated Network Technologies, Burnsville, Minnesota, since 1996.
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Euphonium Music Guide
(Listing of pieces and recordings for the developin Compos...)
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Euphonium Excerpts from the Standard Band and Orchestral Library
(A graduate of The University of Iowa, Mr. Werden was the ...)
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Euphonium Music Guide
Membership
Senior chief United States Coast Guard, 1970-1996. Member International Trombone Association, Tubists Universal Brotherhood Association (euphonium coordinator 1982-1984, board directors 1987-1989, honorary board advisors 1989-1997), Pi Kappa Lambda.
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Married to Denise Werden.
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American