Conductors

Tony Granados

Triangle Brass Band Music Director

Triangle Youth Brass Band Music Director

Tony Granados is in his third season as the Music Director of the Triangle Brass Band, and his eleventh season as Director of the Triangle Youth Brass Band.  Under his guidance, the TYBB has grown to two bands and has won nine national championships, including six as conductor.  The TBB organization serves nearly 100 volunteer brass and percussion players and performs at least 10 public performances each year.

As a freelance tuba player, Tony has performed with the North Carolina Symphony as and extra and substitute, and holds the Principal Tuba position in the Tar River Orchestra and Symphonic Band.  He has performed with the Roanoke and Wilmington Symphonies, as well as the Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, Carolina Ballet Orchestra and NC Opera Orchestra.  As a soloist, he has performed with the Triangle Wind Ensemble, Triangle Brass Band, Duke University Band, UNC Pembroke Band, St. Francis Brass Band, as well as numerous high school bands.

Tony teaches a very successful private tuba and euphonium studio as well as sectionals and clinics at many schools in the area.  In the fall, he coaches many marching band brass sections and also adjudicates marching band competitions.  Tony attended the University of Kentucky and is a true blue fan, rooting for the Wildcats while living in enemy territory.

Tony is a Willson Performing Artist and you can find out more from his website at tonytuba.org.

Jesse Rackley

Triangle Youth Brass Ensemble Music Director

A native of North Carolina, Jesse is a freelance trombone and euphonium performer in Eastern North Carolina. As a performer, Jesse maintains an active performing schedule. He plays regularly with the Triangle Brass Band and Tar River Symphonic Band. He has also performed as an extra and substitute with the North Carolina Symphony and Wilmington Symphony. He has been a featured soloist with the Triangle Youth Brass Band and Brass Ensemble, 440th Army Band in North Carolina, ECU Tuba Ensemble, and has performed a recital as part of the Tubas in the Sun Chamber Music Workshop.

Jesse was the winner of the 2009 and 2007 Southeast Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference’s solo euphonium competition, runner up in the 2002 International Tuba Euphonium Conference’s Young Artist solo competition, semi-finalist in the 2002 Leonard Falcone International Tuba Euphonium Competition, and was the winner of the 2002 NC Governor’s School concerto competition.

An addition to being music director of the Triangle Youth Brass Ensemble, Jesse is very active as a teacher. He maintains a private studio of over 20 students throughout eastern North Carolina. His students consistently receive top chairs in the NC All-District and All-State Bands. Jesse regularly teaches sectionals and brass clinics throughout North Carolina and currently teaches marching band with some of North Carolina’s most active high school band programs.

Jesse currently resides in Rocky Mount, NC with his beautiful wife Brooke where they are expecting their first child in February.