TODD HANDLEY is a graduate of Florida State University where he received his Bachelors in Music with a minor in Psychology. While attending Florida State he studied with Mr. Paul Ebbers, one of the country’s foremost teachers of brass pedagogy. After his graduation, he moved back to Fort Myers and began working full-time at Cadence Music. In addition to working full-time, he also teaches private music lessons and plays the tuba professionally in the surrounding area. This is his first season playing with the Gulf Coast Symphony; he also plays with several chamber groups, the Southwest Florida Symphony and the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. In his remaining spare time, Todd enjoys playing golf and riding his motorcycle.