Dr. Doug Black is the Assistant Professor of Music Education and Low Brass at Alabama A&M University, Tuba Faculty at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and the Director of Education for the Brass Band of Huntsville. He teaches applied low brass, brass ensembles, music appreciation, and music education courses. Doug has previously served on the music faculty at Nottoway County Public Schools, Halifax Community College, Winthrop University, and the University of South Carolina.
Doug has performed concertos with the Winthrop University Wind Symphony, Carolinas Wind Orchestra, and Peoria Municipal Band and given recitals in the Midwest United States, Southeast United States, and Canada. Doug is an active orchestral tubist; he was the principal tuba of the Rock Hill Symphony Orchestra, Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra, Union Symphony Orchestra, was the principal tuba and cimbasso of Opera Carolina, and has performed with the Durham Symphony Orchestra, Augusta Symphony, South Carolina Philharmonic, Aiken Symphony Orchestra, and the Tuscaloosa Symphony. Doug has also performed with the North Carolina Brass Band, Brass Band of Huntsville, Southern Stars Symphonic Brass Band, Triangle Brass Band, and was the tubist with Tim Zimmerman and the King's Brass. Douglas has performed and presented at numerous regional and international conferences. Doug received a Bachelor's degree in Music in Music Education from the University of South Carolina, a Master of Music degree in Tuba Performance from Illinois State University, and a Doctorate of Musical Arts from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Doug is an Eastman Tuba Artist. |