Will Roesch

Will Roesch is a third-year DMA student in tuba performance at The Ohio State University. He serves as graduate teaching associate for the music theory area, teaching Music Theory I-IV and Aural Training I-IV. While at the University of Montana School of Music, he served as program coordinator (2020–2023), sabbatical coverage teaching marching band, concert band, and brass methods (2020–2021), and professor of tuba and euphonium (2017–2018).

Currently, Will maintains a private studio and an active performing schedule. He plays B-flat bass with the Brass Band of Columbus and E-flat bass with the Central Ohio Brass Band. He also plays with the Central Ohio Symphony brass quintet and is a substitute musician for many of the regional orchestras and ensembles around central Ohio. Additionally, he is active as a composer and arranger, having recently had a commission premiered by the Butte Symphony in April 2025 as part of their 75th anniversary celebration. His arrangements and compositions can be found at Cimarron Music Press. His primary teachers include Dr. Nick Beltchev, Professor Jim Akins, Dr. Ben Kirby, and Professor Tony Zilincik.

In his free time, Will is an avid Lego and Transformers collector, as well as a lover of all things Halloween.