Christian
Carichner, Tuba/Euphonium
Instructor
Office: Bldg.
37, Room 140
Phone: (928)
523-5833
Email: Christian.Carichner@nau.edu
Tuba/Euphonium Studio
Christian Carichner, originally from New York, has been surrounded by music his entire life. His father a band director and his mother a singer, Christian eventually went on to major in Music Education and Performance, graduating Magna Cum Laude from Ithaca College in 2005. After graduating from Ithaca, Christian moved to Arizona to begin work on a Master of Music degree in Tuba Performance from Sam Pilafian at Arizona State University, and graduated in 2007.
Currently, Christian is the Instructor of Tuba at Northern Arizona University and concurrently, Mesa Community College. He is also the Low Brass Instructor at Glendale Community College, as well as an instructor for the ASU Sun Devil Marching Band. During the summer months, Christian is a staff member with The Academy Drum and Bugle Corps (2006 Division II World Champions) and Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps (2006 Division I Second Place). Previously Christian was the band director at a private school in Phoenix and a teaching assistant at Arizona State University.
In addition to his teaching, Christian also has an active international performing career. Recent performances include solos with the Horseheads High School Wind Ensemble, and a performance at the Southwest Regional Tuba-Euphonium Conference. Christian has performed with the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes, Pinnacle Brass, Rhythm and Brass, Proteus 7, Salt River Brass, and also has performed with the national tour of the hit Broadway musical "Chicago".
Christian is also the founder of iMarch, a partnership dedicated to improving the world of marching music, and a member of both the Southwest Brass and the Phoenician Brass.
Christian performs on Besson 995CC and Yamaha YFB-621 tubas.