Associate Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the University of Arkansas. Pierce has performed with major ensembles including the Detroit Symphony, the Detroit Chamber Brass, the Brass Band of Battle Creek, the Toledo Symphony, the Tulsa Symphony, and the Flint Symphony. He has served as principal tubist of the Ann Arbor Symphony and the North Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Pierce has been a recitalist and clinician at workshops and conferences in the United States and abroad. Pierce has recently won grand prizes in the Musica Porcia International Brass Competition in Pordenone, Italy, the Jeju International Brass Competition in South Korea, and the Internationale Instrumentalwettbewerb Markneukirchen in Germany. His success with both instruments has garnered international acclaim. In addition to performing, Pierce has authored pedagogical materials for his students at Arkansas. He is an active arranger, having produced many works for various solo and ensemble combinations.
