Brian Powell

Brian Powell is Associate Professor of Double Bass and Music Education at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. He has a Bachelor of Music degree in Performance and a Masters degree in Teaching from Indiana University, as well as a Doctoral degree in Performance from the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. He is a former member of The New World Symphony, under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, and has also performed with several professional orchestras such as the Louisville Orchestra, the Buffalo Philharmonic, and the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra.

In solo and chamber music, Dr. Powell has several collaborations and accolades. He has been a national finalist in numerous solo competitions and was the winner of the Aspen Music Festival Double Bass Solo Competition. In chamber music, he has toured and recorded with the Amernet String Quartet, among many other chamber ensembles, and he has recently commissioned chamber music recordings with Centaur Records. A prolific arranger, Dr. Powell has several solo and chamber bass music publications, including a recently published solo bass arrangement of Igor Stravinsky's music through Boosey & Hawkes. Dr. Powell regularly supports and collaborates with school orchestra programs throughout Florida and the United States, and he maintains an active schedule as a performer, guest conductor, and low-strings clinician.