Joseph Guimaraes News

Oct 30

…But I Sound Great!

It’s amazing how life has a way of sometimes presenting you with precisely what you need when you need it most. As many of you know, I was one of thirty Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship recipients of the class of 2017. The fellowship broadened my scope to the real... read more →
  • October 30, 2018
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Jul 08

Mr. & Mrs. Guimaraes… no time for tuba.

To say that these past few months have been non-stop would indeed be a massive understatement.  On June 15th, 2018, I married my best friend and now my wife, Nicole Kukieza.  Official name change to come! The day was beautiful, having all our friends together to help us celebrate and... read more →
May 22
May 17

“Why Maintenance?”

Joseph joins 'Backyard Brass' instrument guru Bill Korzik to write a paper on brass instrument maintenance and modifications.   Projected publishing  -  September 2018.
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May 03

2017 NERTEC Update

What an exhausting weekend! NERTEC 2017 (my very first tuba conference) is officially in the books. This was a pretty eventful weekend, aside from being named the winner of the Tuba Artist Competition (which was cool), I also had the chance to attend recitals given by some of my long... read more →
Apr 26

A Thank you Note

The last few days (since being inducted into the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship class of 2017) have been rich with new experiences. I am so thankful to everyone who took the time to contact me. Thank you to The Yale School of Music for featuring me on your website... read more →