Nick Beltchev

Biography

Dr. Nick Beltchev is the newly appointed Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Western Carolina University. Prior to his appointment at WCU, he held positions at Oklahoma State University, Texas A&M University- Kingsville, Texas A&M University- Central Texas, and Temple College (Temple, Texas). <br><br>Dr. Beltchev joined the Dallas Winds in 2019. He will join the Brevard Philharmonic as their tubist for the 2024-2025 season. He has appeared as a soloist with the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra, the University of Michigan Symphony Band Chamber Winds, and the University of Michigan Marching Band.<br><br>As a researcher, Dr. Beltchev's interests lie in creating methods that synthesize a student’s music education, enabling them to realize and communicate well-formed and effective musical ideas through the medium of tuba and euphonium playing. In addition to these research activities, he is also a frequent contributor to the “New Materials” column in the International Tuba Euphonium Association Journal. <br><br>Dr. Beltchev received his Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Texas at Austin, his Master of Music from the University of Georgia, and his Bachelor of Music from the University of Michigan. His primary instructors include Charles Villarrubia, David Zerkel, Fritz Kaenzig, Don Little, and Dr. Roy Couch.<br><br>Dr. Nick Beltchev is a Buffet/ B&S and Denis Wick Performing Artist and Clinician. He performs exclusively on a B&S 3198 CC tuba, B&S MRP F tuba, and the Denis Wick Aaron Tindall line of mouthpieces.

Education

• DMA, University of Texas Austin
• MM, University of Georgia
• BM, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Teaching Interests

Applied low brass instruction, brass chamber music, brass literature, and musicianship.