A native of the Pacific Northwest, Dr. David McLemore is the Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Central Washington University where his duties include teaching applied tuba and euphonium lessons, courses in low brass methods, brass pedagogy, and history of rock, as well as directing the CWU Tuba-Euphonium ensemble. Dr. McLemore earned a Bachelor of Arts in Tuba Performance from the University of Southern California, Masters’ of Arts in Tuba and Chamber Music Performance from the University of Michigan, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Tuba Performance with a minor in music theory from the University of Georgia. His principal teachers include David Zerkel, Fritz Kaenzig, Norm Pearson, Jim Self, Warren Deck, and Richard Pasko. 

Dr. McLemore maintains an active performance career as an ensemble performer and chamber musician. He is the Principal Tubist of the Yakima Symphony Orchestra, and has previously performed with the Spokane, Macon, Valdosta, and Georgia Symphony Orchestras. As a chamber musician, he regularly performs with the Central Washington University & Yakima Symphony Orchestra brass quintets, as well as the Backburner tuba and euphonium collective.

 

In addition to his orchestral and chamber work, Dr. McLemore is in demand as a soloist and pedagogue. As a clinician, David has presented at the 2019 NAfME Northwest Division Conference, held a guest artist residency at the University of Idaho, and regularly works with high school low brass players around the Pacific Northwest. As a performer, he was featured at the 2017 NWRTEC conference, 2013 & 2018 United States Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Workshops, 2013 & 2015 SERTEC conference, 2015 MWRTEC conference, and the 2012 & 2014 ITEC Conferences. Dr. McLemore - along with the CWU tuba-euphonium studio - served as host for the 2018 NWRTEC conference.

 

David has competed at numerous national and international competitions, frequently emerging as a prize winner. He won 1st prize Artist Tuba in the 2010 International Tuba-Euphonium Conference solo competition; 1st prize Artist Tuba in the 2012 Leonard Falcone International Tuba-Euphonium Festival solo competition; and 1st prize Brass in the 2012 MTNA National solo competition. More recently, he won the Grand prize at the 2014 International Women’s Brass Conference solo competition and 3rd prize tuba at the 2014 Jeju International Brass Competition in Jeju, South Korea.