Bridget Conley is an American tuba player residing in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. 

She currently holds a fellowship position with the New World Symphony and has performed with ensembles including the Cleveland Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Florida Orchestra, Britt Festival Orchestra, Charleston Symphony Orchestra, Spoleto Festival USA Orchestra, and Seraph Brass, among others.

As a soloist, Bridget was the winner of the 2021 Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Solo Artist Competition. She was also a finalist in both the 2022 and 2023 Yale School of Music Concerto Competitions, the winner of the 2020 Vanderbilt Wind Symphony Concerto Competition, and a semi-finalist in both the Mock Orchestral Audition and Small Ensemble Competition at the 2019 International Tuba and Euphonium Conference. 

In addition to her experience as a performer, Bridget is also a passionate educator and administrator. She holds a minor in Pedagogy from Vanderbilt University, where she studied psychology, music cognition, and conducted independent research on brass pedagogy with Jeremy Wilson, Associate Professor of Trombone at Vanderbilt University. Bridget has also served on various councils and committees, including the Yale School of Music Student Advisory Council, Vanderbilt Blair Student Council, and Vanderbilt University COVID-19 Response Committee.

Bridget holds a Master of Music Degree in Performance from the Yale School of Music, where she studied with Carol Jantsch of the Philadelphia Orchestra and was the recipient of the Dean’s Prize. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Tuba Performance with a minor in Brass Pedagogy from Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, where she studied with Gil Long. In the fall of 2019, she spent a semester studying at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Perry Hoogendijk, principal tubist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

Bridget is a native of Charleston, South Carolina. When she’s not playing tuba, Bridget loves cooking, exercising, and a good book.