Upcoming Appearances

Summer 2026 - Rapid City Municipal Band

Frisco Lone Star High School Band Camp

Rockwall High School Band Camp

Drobnak’s performing career has spanned three continents, with appearances overseas in both Europe and South America. Dr. Drobnak has performed with the Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra, North East Texas Symphony Orchestra, Billings Symphony Orchestra, Allen Philharmonic Orchestra, Helena Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Winds, Michigan State University Wind Symphony, Michigan State University Symphony Orchestra, the South Dakota Brass Quintet and numerous other chamber ensembles. He appears almost every summer as a soloist with the Rapid City Municipal Band, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Dr. Drobnak has performed at Regional and International Tuba Euphonium Conferences. Tuba-Euphonium Press, now part of Cimarron Press, has published many of his arrangements and settings for tuba. One of his Telemann arrangements was a best selling publication for over 10 years!

Drobnak’s primary tuba teachers include Tucker Jolly, Phil Sinder and James Willett. He also studied with Deanna Swoboda, Curtis Olson and Karl Hinterbichler. In 2005, Drobnak received his Doctor of Musical Arts in Tuba Performance from Michigan State University. He also holds a Master of Music in Conducting from The University of New Mexico and baccalaureate degrees in Music Education and Tuba Performance from The University of Akron (Summa Cum Laude).

Recent Appearances

2026 South Central Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

• Artist Tuba Recital
• Co-Host, Webmaster
• Press Release

2025 International Tuba Euphonium Conference; Valencia, Spain

• Competition Judge, Tuba Artist
• Judges' Ensemble Concert
• Lecture: Bill Bell's Dream Realized, The Founding of TUBA
• Press Release

2024 Spanish Association of Tubas and Euphoniums Congress; Santiago, Spain

• Artist Tuba Recital
• Competition Judge, Tuba Artist
• Lecture: A History of the International Tuba Euphonium Association
• Press Release

2024 Great Plains Regional Tuba Euphonium Conference; Kearney, Nebraska

• Artist Tuba Recital
• Competition Judge, Young Tuba Artist
• Press Release

2023 International Tuba Euphonium Conference; Arizona State University

• Panel Discussion with founding members of T.U.B.A. (YouTube Recording)
• Online Resources:
  • Lifetime Achievement Recipients
  • TUBA/ITEA History Documents
  • ITEC 2023 Links - Poster Displays
• Press Release

2023 Euphoniums and Tubas of Brazil Conference; Bragança Paulista, Brazil 

• Artist Tuba Recital
• Competition Judge
• Lecture: A History of the International Tuba Euphonium Association

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