LOOKING BACK: Finding Articles on Our History
Have you ever been in a band room and wondered, “Why doesn’t someone clean this place?” As band directors purchase music and catalogs arrive in…
Author: Ken Drobnak
LOOKING BACK
An Update on the TUBA Resource Library In 1975, TUBA established a Resource Library at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. J. Lesley Varner, the…
REVIEWS FROM 2018 SUPER REGIONALS
Conferência Regional Sul-Americana, August 23-25, 2018, Conservatory of Tatuí, Brazil The 2018 South American Regional Conference was hosted in Tatuí, Brazil, featuring professional musicians and…
LOOKING BACK: The 1983 International Tuba Euphonium Conference
As we gather in Iowa for the 2019 ITEC, it is a great time to look back at the first international conference, which was hosted…
LOOKING BACK: A Profile of Fred Pfaff
Fred Pfaff lived at least two careers, if not more! In the first half of the 20th Century, he played with the Sousa Band and other…
LOOKING BACK: Sam Pilafian and the Empire Brass Quintet
In this issue, the column brings newspaper articles covering the early career of Sam Pilafian as a founding member of the Empire Brass Quintet. February…
LOOKING BACK: Biographical Profile: John M. Kuhn – Red Cloud
John M. Kuhn (Red Cloud) was an outstanding tubist active in the early to mid-20th century. In Mr. Tuba, Harvey Phillips described Kuhn as “a highly respected Sioux…
LOOKING BACK: ITEA Lifetime Achievement Profile: Rich Matteson (1929-1993) By Ken Drobnak
When I first approached Don Little about reprinting his interview with Rich Matteson from 1977, he noted, “Almost an entire generation of players have grown…
LOOKING BACK: The History and Vision of TUBA in the 1960s, Part I Ken Drobnak, ITEA Historian
For the next few issues, the column explores the history of TUBA in the 1960s and reprints the first newsletter of Robert Ryker’s TUBA. The…
