Tubist, Composer, Educator.
Based in Central Massachusetts, Dr. Wilkinson serves as a core member of the New England-based ensembles LP Quartet and Amity Street Brass Quintet. He has concertized with the likes of Sonic Brass and Bala Brass, as well as Symphoria and the Cape Symphony. A multi-faceted musician, Steve can also sometimes be spotted strolling alongside New Orleans-style street bands in parades or on the streets of Boston, or donning his lederhosen for Octoberfest season.
A licensed K-12 educator in Massachusetts, Dr. Wilkinson is a passionate pedagogue. Currently, Steve maintains a robust low brass studio among Natick Public Schools, Leominster High School, Tantasqua Regional Schools, and Milton Academy where his students achieve high levels of success in their band classes, district auditions, and youth orchestras. He also teaches and serves as Instructor of Tuba and Euphonium at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT.
Dr. Wilkinson is a talented composer, gradually filling out his catalogue of original and arranged works for brass in various settings, both self-driven and commissioned. He also keeps busy composing original exercises and materials for his students.
Dr. Wilkinson earned his doctorate at The Hartt School under the tutelage of Scott Mendoker and James Jackson. In addition, he has studied composition with Robert Carl and Daron Hagen. He earned his Master of Music Performance at Ithaca College under Justin Benavidez and Craig Sutherland, and he holds a dual degree in Music Performance and Music Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he worked with John Bottomley.
He is self-published by Low n’ Slow Publishing Co. (ASCAP).