JACOB TAITEL

BIO

Jacob Taitel is an Ann Arbor based musician and is currently pursuing a DMA in Tuba Performance at the University of Michigan. As an active orchestral musician, he has performed with numerous regional orchestras, including the Erie Philharmonic, Akron Symphony, and Ann Arbor Symphony. Jacob is a passionate teacher and works hard to ensure his students' success!

Jacob received an MM in Tuba Performance and Chamber Music from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI and a BM in Orchestral Instrument Performance with a focus in Tuba from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Il. He has maintained an active solo presence, most recently winning second Prize at the 2021 Leonard Falcone Euphonium and Tuba Festival in the Tuba Artist Division. He was also a featured soloist with the University of Michigan Symphony Band in 2020 and a featured soloist in the University of Michigan's Collage Concert where he performed with dance, also in 2020. Jacob was a semifinalist in the National Collegiate Solo Competition hosted by the United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" in 2018 and was named first prize winner at the MWERTEC Solo Competition in the Tuba Student division in 2015. 

Jacob recently published Beyond the Scale for tuba, trombone/euphonium, horn, and trumpet with Encore Music Publishers, working in collaboration with Adam Unsworth and Joon Park for adaptation. He is continuously looking for new and exciting ways to improve upon the current pedagogical literature.