Rudolf Meinl: His Origins, Life, and Instruments
At the end of World War I the Austro-Hungarian Empire of which Bohemia was part was broken into a number of national states. The…
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MOVING ON: Career Spotlight on University of Texas-Austin’s Steven Bryant
In April 2013 I received an invitation from Kate and Shannon (Steve Bryant’s daughters) announcing his retirement and birthday party in May. I wouldn’t…
MEMBERS AD LIB: How We Teach and Why It’s Killing Music
Let’s pretend for a moment that there was a great and wise man coming to your area. This man was known far and wide for…
MILITARY CORNER: The Military Roundtable on Sousaphone
Members of the roundtable: James Hicks, U.S. Navy Band; Sean Chisham, U.S. Army Ceremonial Band; Willie Clark, U.S. Air Force Band; Tony Halloin, U.S. Navy…
ARNOLD JACOBS RECONSIDERED
The 100th anniversary of Arnold Jacobs’s birth provides an opportunity to remember and re-examine his legacy. Marking a centenary also risks placing Jacobs in a mythic…
EDITOR’S DESK
This, Friends, is a unique issue of the ITEA Journal. More than a year in the making, this redesign should help bring to life the…
JAZZ: Rich Armandi- Tuba and Bass Double Threat
After the kids got out of school this past summer, my oldest son and I decided to take a little trip. He’s an eighth grade…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert Rusk, Alan Estes, & Beryl Falcone
Robert Alan Rusk 1948 – 2015 (Compiled and edited by Carole Nowicke and Michael Grose) Robert Alan Rusk was born on Thanksgiving Day, 1948 to…
FROM THE BACK ROW: Dan Neesley of the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra
Dan Neesley has been the principal tubist with the Milwaukee Ballet Orchestra (MBO) for 42 years and a longtime personal friend whom I have admired…
HISTORICAL INSTRUMENTS: The Case of the Mysterious F: A Detective Story by Clifford Bevan
The most recent discussion in the Historical Instruments Column of the English F tuba was in 2008. The context was an investigation into Vaughan Williams’s…