Aaron Campbell is an active freelance Euphonium, Trombone, and Tuba performer in the Tampa Bay area, and is the instructor of tuba and euphonium at the University of Tampa. Aaron is the founder, president, and solo euphonium of the Tampa Brass Band and serves as principal euphonium and low-brass section leader for the Florida Wind Band. Aaron regularly performs with other groups throughout Florida such as the Florida Orchestra, the Florida Wind Symphony, and the Brass Band of Central Florida. Aaron also performs frequently as a solo, chamber, and musical theater musician.
As a soloist Aaron is regularly featured as a guest artist at many festivals and conferences worldwide. Aaron was a guest artist at the International Euphonium/Tuba Institute in Atlanta GA, various International Tuba and Euphonium Association Conferences, the International Women’s Brass Conferences, among others. As an adjudicator Aaron has acted as the judge for various Marching Band, Brass Band, and Solo and Ensemble festivals, including the inaugural Great Canadian Brass Band Festival in Toronto Canada. In competition, Aaron has won back-to-back first place solo trophies at the North American Brass Band Championships, winning the slow melody cap-on in 2022 and the technical cap-on in 2023.
Aaron is a Besson performing artist and performs exclusively on a Besson BE 2052 Euphonium. He is also a Denis Wick and Lefreque performing artist. Aaron is the first ever to receive a Doctor of Musical Arts in euphonium at the University of Florida, holds a Master of Music in Euphonium Performance from James Madison University, and a Bachelor of Science in Music Education from the University of South Florida. Primary teachers include Carlyl Webber (Army Field Band Euphonium, Re-red), Jay Hunsberger (Former Principal Tuba, Sarasota Orchestra), Kevin Stees (Tuba/Euphonium professor, James Madison University) and Dr. Danielle VanTuinen (Tuba/Euphonium professor, University of Florida).