Professional Studies: Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara; The San Francisco Conservatory of Music

Mr. Spellman has been principal tubist for the San Francisco Opera since 1977. He is also principal tubist for the Marin Symphony and the Golden Gate Brass, and is a founding member of the San Francisco Tuba Quartet. Mr. Spellman has performed at the Tanglewood and Grand Teton Music Festivals and has been a concerto soloist for the Lake Tahoe Summer Music Festival and the Portland Youth Philharmonic. He is also a clinician for the California Band Directors Association. Mr. Spellman has performed with the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, the Oregon, Oakland and Houston Symphonies.