PARKER BURKEY - TUBA

Originally from Grand Junction, Colorado, Parker Burkey earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in tuba performance from the University of North Texas. There, he studied with Donald Little and Matthew Good in addition to teaching his own studio as a graduate teaching fellow. Parker spent the summer of 2025 playing with the Music School Festival Orchestra of the Chautauqua Institution. 

Parker is currently Principal Tuba of the West Texas Symphony and tubist of its resident brass quintet, Lone Star Brass.