Justin Benavidez; Deloise Lima; Florida State University Wind Ensemble; Florda State University Wind Orchestra; Florida State University Symphonic Band - Storyteller

Tuba virtuoso Justin Benavidez is heard in three new tuba concertos, two recent solos, and stunning transcriptions of works by Gustav Mahler and Claude Debussy. Benavidez is currently Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Florida State University and performs as principal tuba of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra. In the summer he is on the faculty at the Round Top Music Festival in Texas. With his playing noted for its tremendous virtuosity and stylistic versatility, Benavidez has performed in venues throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He has been featured numerous times on APM's Performance Today radio program. His debut solo album, Emblems, won Silver Medals in the Classical Album and Instrumental Solo Album categories of the Global Music Awards. The International Tuba Euphonium Association Journal described it as an impressive and highly entertaining record on which Benavidez shreds with enthusiasm, exuberance, and precision.