Lee Hipp

Lee Hipp, principal tuba of the San Antonio Symphony and the San Antonio Brass since 1989, has performed with the Dallas, Houston, Utah and Atlanta symphonies, the Miami City Ballet Orchestra and the Southwest Florida Symphony. Lee has taught tuba and euphonium at the University of Texas at San Antonio, the University of Utah and is currently instructor of tuba and euphonium at St. Mary’s University.

Lee Hipp is a native Texan and received his B.M. in Education from Texas Tech University. He earned his M.M. in Tuba Performance at Southern Methodist University. Along with his many performing and teaching duties, Lee has also devoted much of his time as a volunteer representative for the musicians of the San Antonio Symphony. He served several terms as Chair of the Orchestra Committee as well as negotiating several contracts for the orchestra. He has conducted educational clinics across the country as well as the Texas Music Educators Association and the Texas Bandmasters Association. From 2000-2012, he enjoyed a relationship with the Eastern Music Festival located in Greensboro, North Carolina where each summer he was Principal Tuba of the Eastern Festival Orchestra and worked with young talent musicians from across the United States.

Lee enjoys living in northwest San Antonio with his wife, Melinda, who is a local mortgage professional. Both Lee and Melinda enjoy playing golf and traveling throughout the Texas Hill Country.