EDITOR’S DESK
On the heels of ITEC 2014, we are publishing our traditional conference review. I hope that the article meets several purposes. One, it serves as…
Category: ITEA Journal Archive
The Last Straw! A Simple Tool for Better Embouchure (with appreciation to Dr. Luis Maldonado)
During the summers of 1983 and 1984 it was my privilege to have the late Luis Maldonado in my euphonium studio at what was then…
NUTS AND BOLTS: An Unusual Reunion
A rare, 55-year-old tuba with a fascinating pedigree was reunited with its original owner in London this summer. The instrument, a custom-built 6/4 5-valve Holton…
The 2014 Leonard Falcone Euphonium-Tuba Festival
It was my distinct pleasure and honor to serve as an adjudicator for the 2014 Leonard Falcone International Euphonium and Tuba Festival in its 29 th year!…
SPAIN: THE FIRST-EVER AETYB FESTIVALÂ
Spain’s new Tuba and Euphonium Association Gathers in Barcelona From July 9-13, the most important event of the new Spanish Tuba and Euphonium Association took…
LOOKING BACK: OVER THE SHOULDER TUBA
This issue’s Looking Back section revisits a “Pictorial History of the Tuba And its Predecessors” column from 1974 (Vol. II, No.1). In that article, Robert…
DR. TUBAEUPH
 (Kevin Wass, Associate Editor) Dear Dr. TubaEuph: How do I know if the repertoire I’m playing is any good? I was criticized recently in a…
EXPERTS’ EXCERPTS FOR EUPHONIUM: Colonial Song by Percy Grainger
Dr. Brian Bowman once told me that all it takes to audition successfully is great tone, time, and style. That concept, though it sounds overly…
TRUE JAZZ CONFESSIONS: A Chat with Dr. Kent Eshelman
This is the first in a series of articles that will introduce you to some current artists that play jazz on the tuba and euphonium.…
FROM THE BACK ROW: Getting to Know Micky Wrobleski
 Since 2003, Minnesota native Micky Wrobleski has been principal tubist in the Beijing Symphony Orchestra. He also teaches tuba and euphonium at the China…