Biography
Dan Bryce is Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Brigham Young University, where he joined the faculty in 2018. He teaches applied tuba and euphonium, coordinates brass chamber music, teaches music theory, and performs with Brassworks, BYU’s faculty brass quintet. His work integrates performance, pedagogy, and mentorship, with a particular focus on helping musicians connect disciplined preparation, musical understanding, and expressive purpose.
As an orchestral and commercial musician, Bryce has performed with the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, Seattle Symphony, Utah Symphony, Ballet West Orchestra, Rhode Island Philharmonic, and Albany Symphony. His career has included performances under conductors John Williams, James Levine, and Kurt Masur, as well as concert engagements with Andrea Bocelli and Hans Zimmer. His recording credits span film, television, video games, commercial media, and internationally distributed albums. Since 1999, he has served as principal tuba with the Orchestra at Temple Square, appearing in hundreds of performances, weekly broadcasts of Music and the Spoken Word, major recording projects, and international tours across Asia and Latin America, with performances in Manila, Mexico City, São Paulo, and Buenos Aires.
Bryce’s chamber, solo, and pedagogical work extends his teaching beyond the university. With Brassworks, he recorded Kevin McKee: Complete Music for Brass Quintet, released by MSR Classics and positively reviewed in Fanfare, American Record Guide, and Cherry Grove Music Review. Brassworks has also performed and taught internationally in Vietnam, Japan, Greece, Hungary, and Macau. As a guest artist, Bryce has presented recitals, clinics, and masterclasses at institutions including Baylor University, Sam Houston State University, San Diego State University, the University of North Texas, and Wichita State University, as well as at a regional conference of the International Tuba Euphonium Association. His presentations explore how performers can use musical structure, theoretical understanding, and purposeful preparation to communicate more powerfully with audiences.
Bryce earned a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Warren Deck, former principal tuba of the New York Philharmonic, and David Fedderly, former principal tuba of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Brigham Young University, where he studied with Steve Call. Following his studies at Juilliard, he completed three years of doctoral study at Boston University with Mike Roylance, then principal tuba of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. His additional teachers and mentors include Gary Ofenloch of the Utah Symphony.
Education:
- MM, The Juilliard School
- BM, Brigham Young University