ITEA JOURNAL VOLUME 39:2 (Winter 2012)

“Tuba Gooding Jr.”: An Interview with Damon Bryson by Steven Maxwell Damon “Tuba Gooding Jr.” Bryson could be the most visible tuba player in...

ITEA News (Gretchen Renshaw, Associate Editor) New Hires Dr. Chris Combest has been appointed to the faculty at The University of Texas at San...

Leonard Falcone Festival 2011: by Matthew van Emmerik Appreciation from the 2011 Featured Artist For me, the Falcone Festival has always been the pinnacle...

Meeting Yasuhito Sugiyama by David Zerkel (Professor of Tuba/Euphonium, University of Georgia, USA) Yasuhito Sugiyama is Principal Tubist of the Cleveland Orchestra, a position...

Military Cornerby Steven Maxwell An Interview with Colonel Thomas Palmatier Colonel Thomas H. Palmatier was appointed Leader and Commander of The U.S. Army Band,...

New Materials (Mark Nelson, Associate Editor) Materials Received Aug. 1- Nov. 1 with thanks: Metallurgy for brass quintet by Erik Nielson Sixty Counterparts  Duets...

President’s Corner by Deanna Swoboda Greetings ITEA Members – Happy New Year! Come celebrate the New Year tuba and euphonium style at ITEC2012 in...

Programs (Kenyon Wilson, Associate Editor) Future programs will be available online at www.iteaonline.org/members/programs. Contact Programs Editor Chris Combest for more information. chris@chriscombest.com Faculty/Professional Performances...

Sonidos del Sur: Colombiatubas 2011 by Patricio Cosentino For a version in Spanish, please click here. From October 11-17, 2011, I had the privilege...

Sound Legacyby Ted Cox Alexander – the name alone is synonymous with beautiful sound. To many tuba players, including myself, the sound. As a...

ITEA Gem Series No. 25: Sleuth by Laura M. Kramer Sleuth is a piece that tells a story akin to a detective mystery from...

Historical Instruments (Craig Kridel and Clifford Bevan, Editors) A Magnificent Instrument by Clifford Bevan So wrote Hans Richter, at the time probably Europe’s most...

Harvey Phillips Tribute Part II Compiled and excerpted by Deanna Swoboda Harvey Phillips Festival of Friends Welcome Introduction Daniel Perantoni, Professor of Music, Indiana...

A Lesson With Tim Buzbee by Tim Buzbee (Principal Tuba, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) I have worked on the Three Ts for most of my...

Baroque Music: Historically Informing Ourselves by Steven Maxwell For any musician there can be a fear of the baroque style due to difficulty in...

Brass Band Corner A Decade of Music, Friendship, and Success with the Fountain City Brass Band By Benjamin Pierce Several years ago, I had...

Buzzing Around the World by Benjamin Pierce Tim Buzbee is busy playing orchestral tuba, full time, on his fourth continent. A native Texan, Buzbee...

Conference Corner (Steven Mead, ITEC 2012 Artistic Director) We’re counting down the months to ITEC 2012. The planned schedule, which you can now see...

Editor’s Desk by Benjamin Pierce You will see that we are expanding the regular content of the Journal to include the new “Brass Band...

El Tubador – Part III: A Visit with Sergio Lizarraga of Banda MS by J.D. Salas Over the past couple Journal issues I’ve highlighted...

George Pheasant: An Unsung Virtuoso of the Tuba by Jim Self In September of last year the tuba world lost a man who has...

Tips for Tuba (David Porter, Associate Editor) Audition Tips by Brian Sands Auditions are a part of life for musicians at every level, from...