Biography
CHARLEY POLLARD 23, born in Santa Monica, California, is earning his master’s degree at Colburn Community School of Performing Arts, studying with Aaron Tindall. He won the Leonard Falcone International Tuba and Euphonium Festival in 2023, performed as principal tuba with the Colburn Orchestra in Mahler's Symphony No. 2, and is a substitute musician for the Naples Philharmonic.
Journey to the Academy
Santa Monica, California
Music Academy of the West
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