Dr. Benjamin Vasko serves on the faculties of the University of Central Florida and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. He is the founder and director of the Orlando Youth Tuba Ensemble, a high school-aged chamber group dedicated to elevating the performance level of young tuba and euphonium players.

Dr. Vasko holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Texas and a Master of Music degree from the University of Georgia. His primary teachers have been Jorge Avendaño, Steve Haddad, Sam Pilafian, Charles Villarrubia, and David Zerkel. He completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Boston University under Mike Roylance.

Dr. Vasko has had the honor of performing with the Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, the Jacksonville Symphony, the National Orchestra of Spain, and the Orlando Philharmonic. He tours with the Brookwood Trio and the Ben Diagram Duo, bringing unique instrumentations to stages and classrooms around the United States. His recent highlights include the GRAMMY-nominated recording of “Lord of Cries,” John Corigliano’s newest opera, with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, performances with the Jacksonville Symphony, and a tour of Spain where he performed with the Orquesta Nacional de España and taught at conservatories in Valencia, Barcelona, and Cordoba, as well as at the Madrid Tuba Academy. In June 2024, Ben was a guest artist at the International Euphonium Tuba Festival in Atlanta, GA. 

Benjamin Vasko is an Eastman Performing Artist.