# @uosomd on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2024-06-04T22:35:54.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UOregon Music+Dance (@UOSOMD) — https://gondola.cc/UOSOMD

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#GraduateSpotlight: Daniel Dyer 🎓

From Silverton, Oregon, Daniel Dyer is a first-generation university student and will graduate with his BM in Tuba Performance in June!  

“During his four years at UO, Daniel’s artistry has developed splendidly,” Professor Mike Grose said. “He plays with a tremendous sense of phrasing and beautiful tone. He has been complete joy to work with.” 
 
Daniel has earned several professional credits while a student at SOMD. 

He has worked with orchestranext since 2021 & won the principal tuba position for the 22/23 season, performing the Nutcracker and Stravinsky’s Petrushka with the eugeneballetcompany. He has also subbed with the eugene.symphony, newportsymphonyorchestra, and salempops. 
 
At uoregon, he has played in the UO Wind Ensemble, UO Orchestra, the UO Teuph (Tuba Euphonium) Ensemble, and various chamber ensembles. He is also very involved in “Salt Company,” a campus ministry.  
 
“Back when I was a senior in high school, I decided to only apply to UO because of the strength I saw in Mike Grose as a tuba teacher and mentor,” he said. “I figured at the time, if I couldn’t get a scholarship there, I would try to pursue something useful like engineering or underwater basket-weaving. Luckily for me, it worked out, and I have become so much stronger as a musician because of the programs, faculty, and community the UO SOMD has to offer!” 
 
It offered more than he could have ever imagined; he met his wife, Annie Liu, while in UO Wind Ensemble!
 
In 2022, Daniel enlisted in the Oregon National Guard and has since been working with the “Oregon’s Own” 234th Army Band. 
 
Upon graduation, he will complete his training in Virginia Beach at the Army School of Music.  
 
After that, he and Annie will move to New Jersey where she will begin her PhD at Princeton and he will continue taking auditions, freelancing, and teaching. #DuckGrad24 🎓

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