Dr. Michael Fischer

Band

Dr. Michael A. Fischer serves as Director of Bands at Hillside Junior High School in Boise, Idaho. Prior to coming to Hillside, Dr. Fischer taught at the Interlochen Arts Academy, Boise State University, Baylor University, University of North Texas, University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Nebraska City (Nebraska) Public Schools.

Dr. Fischer earned degrees at the University of North Texas (D.M.A.), University of Nebraska at Omaha (M.M.), University of Illinois (M.S.M.E.), and Pittsburg (Kansas) State University (B.M.E.). He has performed with various professional artists including Luciano Pavarotti, Doc Severson, Ray Charles, Henry Mancini, Manhattan Transfer, Melissa Manchester, Peter Nero and Brian Wilson. Dr. Fischer serves as principal tuba with the Boise Philharmonic and performed as principal tuba with the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra for several years.

Dr. Fischer serves as Editor of Pedagogy for the International Tuba-Euphonium Association Journal. He is published in the Tuba Source Book and has over 25 arrangements published through Cimarron Music, Tuba-Euphonium Press and Roncorp Publications.

A strong advocate of new music, Dr. Fischer has collaborated with composers Barbara York, Lon Chaffin, Kenyon Wilson, Richard Willis, Jeremy Lane, Stephen Shoop and Kenneth Friedrich to write new works for tuba and euphonium. In 2004, he premiered Directions for solo tuba and band by Barbara York with the BSU Symphonic Winds, directed by Marcellus Brown. Dr. Fischer premiered York’s Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra in 2005 with the BSU Orchestra, directed by Craig Purdy.

Former tuba and euphonium students:

• Josh Calkin, Assistant Professor of Low Brass and Bands at Wayne State University
• Dr. Bradley Coker, Assistant Professor of Tuba & Euphonium/Music Education at the University of Tennessee-Martin
• Norman Gamboa, Euphonium - Director of Orchestras at Washburn University
• Michael Gerritsen, Winner of Harvey Phillips Northwest Big Brass Bash Solo Euphonium Competition
• David Kirven, SSG, Tubist in the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own”
• Mark Koob, Tuba – M.M. Candidate in tuba performance at the University of Northern Colorado
• Dr. Jeremy Lane, Assistant Professor of Music Education at the University of South Carolina
• Dr. Angelo Manzo, Assistant Professor of Music in Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Missouri
• Jeremy McBride, M.M. in Euphonium Performance at the University of North Texas, Alumni
• Dr. William K. Mitchell III, Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at East Texas Baptist University
• Jorge Davi Salas, Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium at Stephen F. Austin State University
• Frank Salinas, Nikki Rowe High School Band Director in McAllen, Texas
• Doug Whitten, Director of Athletic Bands and Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Pittsburg (Kansas) State University
• Dr. Kenyon Wilson, Program Editor for the ITEA Journal; Principal Tuba with the Augusta Symphony; Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Tennessee – Chattanooga

To contact me please use the following email convention: firstname.lastname@boiseschools.org
or telephone the school: (208) 854-5120