Bryce Newcomer

Bryce Newcomer is an established performer, music theorist, and educator. Bryce is the Collegiate Assistant Professor of Clarinet and Music Theory at Virginia Tech. Previous to VT, Bryce served as Assistant Professor of Woodwinds at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, OK. As an orchestral performer, Bryce is 2nd/E-flat Clarinet of the Johnson City Symphony, 2nd/bass clarinet of the Opera in the Ozarks Orchestra, and freelances nationally. Recent performances include the Symphony of the Mountains, Dayton Philharmonic and Ballet, Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, Lexington Philharmonic, Kentucky Symphony, and Springfield Symphony. Bryce was a finalist in the International Clarinet Association’s Orchestral Audition and Research Competitions and a semi-finalist in the Young Artist Competition.

An avid chamber musician, Bryce is the clarinetist/bass clarinetist of Some Light Reeding and Friends in Low Places. Joined by bassoonist Andrea C. Baker, Some Light Reeding duo is driven by a shared mission: to enhance accessibility and equity in woodwind education. With a focus on mentorship and skill development, they provide workshops, masterclasses, and educational resources, aiming to make quality music education universally accessible. Their recent performances include the College Music Society South Central Conference, the American Single Reed Summit, and as guest artists in residence at the Virginia Tech Woodwind Festival and Northeastern State University Instrumental Day.

As a theorist, Bryce’s primary research interests include semiotics, performance analysis, timbre, form, and pedagogy. Most recently, he presented research on timbre diversity in the aural skills classroom at the College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Conference, woodwind Eingänge at the International Clarinet Association’s Clarinetfest, and semiotic research on the E-flat Clarinet’s orchestral repertoire at the American Single Reed Summit.

Bryce holds DMA and MM degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music in clarinet performance and music theory, and a BM from the University of North Texas.