Bernardas Butkus

Stared playing when he was 6 with his grandfather expert Pranas Dapšauskas as his teacher, when he was 15 he started studying euphonium under his uncle Jurgis Dapšauskas guidance, won various competitions in Lithuania, in 2022 was the principal euphonium player of WMC 2022 3rd section winning brass band, Has played solos countless times with different Brass bands, Concert bands, Big bands, Wind orchestras and symphonic orchestras. Won numerous best soloist awards, in 2023 awarded Lithuanias best soloist, won best soloist of ebbc 2024 development section, currently Principal euphonium of Brass LT (winners of the ebbc 2024 challenge section) Principal euphonium of brass band Sklepučini (winners of the ebbc 2024 development section), Euphonium player at brass band Heist, student at LUCA school of arts, his teachers are besson artist and principal horn player at “Brass Band Willebroek” Tim De Maeseneer and “Brass Band Willebroek” conductor Frans Violet