Scott Sutherland

A life-long resident of Southern California, Scott Sutherland has been hailed as “the second craziest tuba player I know” by famed American composer, Joan Tower. He is a member of the Redlands Symphony, Riverside Philharmonic and has been spotted in the back row of the Chicago Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony and many more. Likely due to clerical errors, Scott has performed at the front of the stage as a soloist with the San Diego and Idyllwild Arts Symphony Orchestras, as well as the Riverside and Burbank Philharmonics. He has also recorded for film, television and video game soundtracks, including the major motion pictures Pearl Harbor, Batman vs. Superman, Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

For 11 years, Scott was a founding member, tubist and pianist of the international touring ensemble, Presidio Brass. During his time with the quintet, he performed in 43 states, Canada and China.

He began the popular Scott Sutherland Music YouTube Channel in 2016 which includes multitrack videos of film, television and video game music, featuring Scott playing euphonium, tuba, cimbasso, piano and percussion. To date, the channel has been viewed nearly 3 million times and anyone reading this bio ought to stop and immediately subscribe to the channel.
Check out his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@ScottSutherlandMusic

Beyond his performance career, Scott is a passionate and dedicated teacher. He is currently on the faculty at East Carolina University and formerly at the University of Redlands, California Baptist University and the Idyllwild Arts Academy.

Scott Sutherland is proud to be an Artist and Clinician for Eastman Winds.

To learn about auditioning for Professor Sutherland, check out the tuba audition repertoire requirements here: https://music.ecu.edu/audition-material/