Performing Artist and Educational Leader
Tubist Joanna Ross Hersey (she/her) is a performing artist, composer, and United States Coast Guard veteran with twenty years’ experience as a leader in higher education, serving as Director of Student Success in the Falcone Center for Teaching and Learning and Applied Instructor of Tuba at Gordon College.
“[Hersey’s] playing was quite wonderful…like the compelling exhibition of an unusual and endangered bird.”
– Austin Statesman Newspaper
JOANNA’S BLOG
“Yes…and;” A Path to Stronger Recital Repertoire
The secret to effective programming rests in a “Yes…and” approach. Recital performance can and should check the boxes of our standard repertoire from well-respected composers across time. Our audition traditions demand that we know this repertoire, and someone who has not performed it may find themselves at a disadvantage at a future audition or competition. The standard repertoire has much to teach us, but it is not enough on its own.
97 Tubas Later: Lessons from Jeju
The Jeju International Brass and Percussion Competition welcomes competitors from across the world to the small, South Korean island every August. Featuring a live first round followed by second and final rounds, the schedule also allows competitors time to interact...
Introducing the Tuba and Euphonium Christmas Companion
A new set of holiday carols scored for two euphoniums and two tubas, with optional additional instruments, and improvised percussion welcome.
“As a composer, the vastness and diversity of your albums O quam mirabilis and Zigzags have expanded my idea of how the tuba can sound and what can be written for tuba. Your work has encouraged me to write what I hear for tuba and to place no limits on the musicality the tuba can achieve.”
– Charles J. Lumar II
Hersey Artist Model Tuba Mouthpiece from Parker Mouthpieces.
Parker Mouthpieces are made in three interchangeable components: rim, cup and backbore. My Hersey cup will work with Hersey, Hitz, Helleberg/ Hall, Freelancer, Symphony, and Grand Parker backbores.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Associação de Eufônios e Tubas do Brasil
Join me at the Associação de Eufônios e Tubas do Brasil
Grand Strand TubaChristmas
Save the date for the Grand Strand TubaChristmas at our new location at Coastal Carolina University!
