about

Maneuvering tubas through bustling cities and across rolling countrysides, Dr. Samantha Lake enjoys a diversified freelance career in tuba performance and education. She is a member of Calliope Brass, Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra, and Norwalk Symphony Orchestra and serves on the faculties of the University of Connecticut, Kutztown University, and Luzerne Music Center. 

Samantha is based in Brooklyn, NY, and has performed in halls, schools, and parks across New York City. Highlights include performing with the American Ballet Theater Orchestra at Lincoln Center, premiering The Counterfeit Opera by Dan Schlossberg at Little Island, and accompanying King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard on stage with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. As a member of Calliope Brass, she has performed many brass quintet recitals and educational programs, often free to the public. In 2024, Calliope released Second Nature, an album of new music featuring A Garden Story by Sara Jacovino.  

An enthusiastic educator, Samantha works with brass students of all ages to expand their musical understanding and technical skills.  She fosters community in her growing studios so students may inspire and encourage each other to take on challenges and develop confidence in their musical identities.

Dr. Samantha Lake earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Rutgers University, a Master of Music from The Juilliard School, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Connecticut. Her doctoral research focused on the exclusion of high voices in tuba multiphonic repertoire, leading to presentations at international conferences and the commissioning of two new solo works for unaccompanied tuba.