Matthew Mireles, D.M.A.

D.M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A., University of Alabama
B.A., St. Mary’s University

Wind Ensemble
Applied Euphonium
Applied Tuba

Wind Band Music
Low Brass Ensemble
Music Education
Brass Band

Matthew Mireles, Ph.D., is Chair of the Department of Music at St. Mary’s University, while also serving as Director of Bands and Professor of Euphonium and Tuba. 

Internationally recognized as a conductor and performer, Mireles has conducted and performed with groups including the United States Army Field Band: The Tutti World Music Festival Band in Beijing, China: The Military Wind Band of Upper Austria: The World Adult Wind Orchestra Project in Schladming, Austria: the San Antonio Symphony: the Backburner Tuba-Euphonium Collective: and numerous Honor Bands and institutions in the United States. 

As a euphonium soloist, Mireles was the Gold Medal Winner of the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Competition. He also won the Mid-Texas Symphony Young Artist Competition, the University of Alabama Concerto-Aria Competition and the International Tuba Euphonium Conference (ITEC) Chamber Music Competition. His solo album “Prometheus” is released on the Potenza Music record label and includes previously unrecorded works for euphonium with strings, wind ensemble and piano. Mireles has given solo recitals at ITEC, the United States Army Band Tuba Euphonium Workshop, the National Band Director Association convention, Texas Music Educators Association, Texas Bandmasters conventions, and numerous universities and conferences around the country. 

Mireles is also the Musical Director and Conductor of the San Antonio Brass Band. The ensemble reached international acclaim as the winner of the North American Brass Band Association 1st Section Championship. Members of the ensemble include the top professional brass performers in the San Antonio area. As an active chamber musician, Mireles plays euphonium with the internationally renowned Boreas Quartet. Their album, “The Serpent’s Kiss,” was the winner of the ITEA Roger Bobo Award for Recording Excellence, which is the highest award for low brass recordings. 

Mireles also teaches one of the most successful euphonium and tuba studios in the country. His students have been previous winners and medalists at the Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival, ITEC, ITEA Regional Conferences, and have earned prestigious graduate school assistantships and fellowships. He has also taught high school students who have earned All-State honors in Texas, Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Alabama. 

Mireles earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Master of Music degree from the University of Alabama, and a Bachelor of Arts degree with Teacher Certification from St. Mary’s University. His major teachers have been John Stevens, Demondrae Thurman, Ph.D., Lee Hipp, Scott Teeple and Mark Hetzler. 

“Prometheus” – solo album on the Potenza music record label; “The Serpent’s Kiss” chamber music album on the Potenza Music record label, and winner of the 2016 International Tuba Euphonium Association “Roger Bobo Award for Recording Excellence”