Ron Bishop served as principal tuba of the Cleveland Orchestra from 1967 until 2005. During his tenure with the orchestra he has served as soloist on numerous occasions. He also performs with the Severance Brass Quintet, Cleveland Low Brass Ensemble and Cleveland Symphonic Winds. In addition, he has performed with the American Wind Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera Orchestra. Mr. Bishop currently serves on the faculty of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Cleveland Institute of Music. His previous teaching positions have included the Eastman School of Music, San Francisco State College and Youngstown State University. He holds a bachelor of music degree from the Eastman School of Music and a master's degree from the University of Illinois. He has studied privately with Arnold Jacobs among others.