Ramón Garavito

Dr. Ramón Garavito, Jr. is a Mexican-American tuba-euphonium artist and music educator from Tucson, Arizona. A dedicated educator, Dr. Garavito has held faculty positions as Visiting Assistant Professor of Tuba-Euphonium at Stephen F. Austin State University and Instructor of Tuba-Euphonium at Blinn College. He has also served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at both Florida State University and the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami.

 
An accomplished soloist, Dr. Garavito regularly performs artist recitals at regional and international tuba-euphonium conferences and workshops. He has also been a prizewinner at various international solo competitions, including the International Tuba and Euphonium Conference and the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival. His other accolades include winning the 2020 U.S. Army Tuba-Euphonium Workshop Tuba Solo Competition, the 2019 Frost Bands Concerto Competition, and the 2015 Tuba Student Competition Gold Medal at the Falcone Festival.

As an ensemble musician, Dr. Garavito is a performing member of the Backburner Tuba Euphonium Collective and has appeared as a guest artist with Grupo Arizona. His orchestral experience includes performances with the Marshall, Tallahassee, and Tucson Symphony Orchestras, and he was a Henry Mancini Institute Orchestral Fellow.

Dr. Garavito holds a Doctor of Music in Tuba Performance from Florida State University, a Master of Music from the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, and a Bachelor of Music from Arizona State University. His primary teachers include Dr. Justin Benavidez, Dr. Aaron Tindall, Dr. Deanna Swoboda, and the late Dr. Kelly Thomas.