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
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.
New Works Premiere at the International Women’s Brass Conference in Japan
Among the repertoire presented in Mito City, Japan for the 2024 International Women’s Brass Conference were two new works for solo brass by Joanna Ross Hersey. Mountain of the Cloistered Mind was composed for tuba and electronic track for Dr. Gretchen Renshaw James,...
“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
Carolina Philharmonic – Wizard of Oz (3pm and 7:30pm)
Join me at the symphony for our 18th season, opening with a screening of the full movie with our live orchestral accompaniment.
Grand Strand TubaChristmas
Save the date for the Grand Strand TubaChristmas at our new location at Coastal Carolina University!
