Eddie Gonzalez is a tuba player and educator from El Paso, Texas. He is a Teaching Fellow at the University of North Texas, where he teaches undergraduate students, conducts a tuba/euphonium ensemble, and assists with studio management. He also teaches private lessons at Flower Mound High School.

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Eddie performs as Principal Tuba of the McKinney Philharmonic and is on the Houston Symphony and New World Symphony tuba substitute lists. He has performed with several ensembles, including the El Paso Symphony Orchestra, the University of North Texas Wind Symphony, the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, Tulsa Opera, and Dallas Winds.

Eddie has earned recognition in major competitions and auditions. He was a finalist for the U.S. Army “Pershing’s Own” National Collegiate Solo Competition and the U.S. Army “Pershing’s Own” Tuba and Euphonium Workshop Solo Competition, a two time semifinalist at the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival, and a finalist for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Fellowship. Earlier in his career, he was a finalist for the Mock Orchestral Tuba Audition at the Rafael Méndez Brass Institute.

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Eddie previously served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Oklahoma State University, where he taught low brass methods and worked with the Tuba and Euphonium Studio. He also performed with the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet and Tulsa Opera.

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His primary teachers include Don Little, Matt Good, Jeff Baker, and Ryan Robinson.