A native of Kingston, Pennsylvania, Chris Bloom is a professional tubist and pedagogue. Chris is the principal tubist of the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, regularly performs with the Tallahassee Symphony, and has played with the Harrisburg Symphony, Panama City Symphony, and Westmoreland Symphony. Chris has garnered success in multiple competitions, most notably earning first prize at the prestigious Leonard Falcone International Tuba & Euphonium Artist Tuba Competition, first prize in the Midwest Regional Tuba & Euphonium Solo Artist Tuba Competition, and first prize at The International Tuba Euphonium Conference Arnold Jacobs Mock Orchestral Audition. Join Chris for his inaugural CSU Virtuoso Series concert!
