Charles Guy is Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at the Crane School of Music at the SUNY Potsdam. He performs with the Potsdam Brass Quintet, Orchestra of Northern New York, the Northern Symphonic Winds and the Tuba Bach Tuba-Euphonium Quartet. Dedicated to the development of young students, he teaches at the Crane Youth Music Camp and has taught at Interlochen Arts Camp, New England Music Camp and Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. As a soloist, he has performed at International and Regional Tuba and Euphonium Association conferences and many university recitals. In 1999, he won the prestigious Leonard Falcone Festival artist division solo tuba competition and has served the festival as an adjudicator on several occasions. He earned both the Masters of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Music Performance degree from the University of Akron. Charles is a Buffet Crampon USA Artist/Clinician and performs exclusively on Melton Meinl Weston.