Torrey Lawrence joined the faculty of the Lionel Hampton School of Music at the University of Idaho as Assistant Professor of Music in the Fall of 1998. His teaching duties include the tuba/euphonium studio, Vandal Marching Band, Concert Band, Brass Instrument Techniques, and Marching Band Rehearsal Techniques. He is also responsible for all athletic pep bands and advises brass performance majors.

Mr. Lawrence received a Bachelor of Music degree and Master of Music degree from Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) where he studied tuba with Rex Martin. Prior to joining the UI faculty in 1998, he was a member of the music faculty of Clarke College (Dubuque, Iowa) and held positions of Operations Manager and Executive Director of the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra.

Torrey Lawrence is currently a member of the Idaho Brass Quintet and is Principal Tuba in the Washington Idaho Symphony Orchestra. He performed regularly with the Dubuque (IA) and Clinton (IA) Symphony Orchestras and was a featured soloist with the Clinton Symphony in 1998.

He is a member of ITEA, College Band Directors National Association, National Band Association, Phi Mu Alpha, and Pi Kappa Lambda.

E-mail: torreyl@uidaho.edu