User:Nglidden

David Bruce Glidden is a Contrabass Tuba player for the Radio Symphony Orchestra. He was born June 2nd 1959 in Oak Park, IL. Glidden grew up with his two sisters as well as his parents in Bloomington, IL. After having attended Bloomington High School, he pursued a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Upon graduation, he pursued classes with tuba greats such as Arnold Jacobs. In 1986 David landed an audition at the RAI in Torino, Italy and won it. Soon after, he sought an audition at the RSO Frankfurt and won it. He has been the principal tuba player since October of 1988. In addition to the orchestra, Glidden has also been the principal tuba player at the Wagner Festival of Bayreuth since 1996.

David has two children, Chesran and Nathaniel, and currently resides in Aschaffenburg, Germany.