LOW BRASS MUSICIAN
J.c. Sherman, Principal Tubist with Opera Cleveland (formerly Cleveland Opera) and the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, holds Bachelors of Music degrees in Tuba Performance and Music Education from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied tuba and bass trombone with Ronald Bishop and Raymond Premru. He has performed with the Blossom Festival Band, The Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland POPS Orchestra, Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Youngstown Symphony, and the Cleveland/San Jose Ballet. As a chamber musician, J.c. is a current member of Olympic Brass, the Heritage Brass Quintet, NEOTUBA, and regularly performs with the Sheet and Tube Brass Quartet. A 5-year veteran performer from SeaWorld of Ohio, J.c. also enjoys performing early jazz with The Night Owls and the River City Jazz Band.
HISTORIC BRASS
Since high school, J.c. Sherman has been an ardent proponent of - and performer on - historic brass instruments, particularly regarding the contemporary use of the ophicleide. He has introduced the instrument to the Firelands Symphony, several quintets, and performed Verdi's Requiem under Robert Paige. In February 2010, he acquired his first serpent, and has since performed solos arranged for him with Olympic Brass, Heritage Brass Quintet and now has performed for catholic masses for which the instrument was specifically designed.
SOLOIST
While a student at the Oberlin Conservatory, J.c. Sherman was uniquely focused on the tuba as a solo instrument. While there, he performed an unprecedented six full recitals and two joint recitals, as well as several departmental recitals, and was given the unique privilege of performing as a non-major on Bass Trombone. In addition, J.c. was a featured soloist three times with the Oberlin Symphonic Winds (once on Euphonium) and once with the Brass Guild of Oberlin, as well as performing off-campus as a soloist with local bands. J.c. also was the winner of the 1994 band conducting competition at Oberlin.
After graduating, he performed two unique recitals; a full unaccompanied tuba recital at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum in Tacoma, WA and a full recital with organ in Olympia, WA. In 1995, he was a featured soloist with the Washington Wind Symphony. J.c. has since continued to perform recitals internationally.
J.c. has premiered several works written for him, including Relentless, Reminiscence, and Tofudobeast by Anthony Markel (performed with the Cleveland Chamber Symphony) and Concerto for Tubameister by internationally lauded composer, Victor Davies.
In 2010 J.c. performed 4 solos with bands as well as his now traditional Annual Recital. His next recital will be in winter, 2012.
For performances and master-classes, please contact J.c. at thetubameister@yahoo.com. INSTRUMENT MAKER & TECHNICIAN
As an instrument maker and technician, J.c. served his apprenticship with Kevin Dunipace and Tom Ianni at Academy Music in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Still working with Academy Music 15 years later, J.c. specializes in creating novel and affordable specialized instruments, historic restorations and replicas, and quality repairs for professional brass musicians nationwide. His instruments and mouthpieces have been seen and used across the country from the Cleveland Orchestra to UCLA, private collections to museums.
In 2009, the Rogers Serpent Mouthpiece was introduced as a genuine serpent mouthpiece which also serves as a viable mouthpiece for use in a modern Baritone or Euphonium to perform works scored for the Serpent.
RECORDINGS
J.c. can be heard on a variety of instruments on these recordings:
"Blossom Festival" with the Blossom Festival Band
J.c. plays on a Conn 52J CC tuba on all works on this 2004 CD
"Robert Erickson, Pacific Sirens" with the Cleveland Chamber Symphony
J.c. plays a Conn Double-bell Euphonium on "White Lady" on this 2003 release.
"Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Vol. 4" (1998)
On Edgar Varese's important "Integrals," J.c. performs on a Miraphone Contrabass Trombone.
"Christmas in Brass" with the Heritage Brass Quintet, 2003
Most of this recording was made using a Conn 52J CC tuba.
However, "Orpheus" was recorded on a cimbasso of his own manufacture
and both "Twelve Days of Christmas" and the 4th movement of the Scheidt are played
on a King Monster 4 valve rotary BBb.
"It's Swingtime" with the Heritage Brass Quintet, 2008
Most of this recording was made on a Boosey & Hawkes Imperial Eb,
But a King 1240 BBb recording bass was brought out for a couple works too!
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