J.E.T.A: Thirty Years of the Japan Euphonium Tuba Association
The Japan Euphonium Tuba Association celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2015. The JETA was established in 1985, aiming to enlighten society to the euphonium and…
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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…
NEW MATERIALS
Materials Received Sept. 1 – Nov. 1 with thanks: Lip Slurs for Tuba by Deanna Swoboda Bitter Human CD recording of Evil Genius featuring Stefan Kac, tuba…
OF NOTE
Arlington Donation The Yamaha Corporation of America has donated more than $66,000 worth of wind instruments in need of repair to the Arlington Independent School District in Arlington,…
PERSPECTIVE #1 of #3: When Are You Going to Start Studying Jazz and Why You Must: A Reflection
As I write these words, I am in the last few months of my formal forty-two-year academic teaching and performance career. (I’m only completing that portion of…
NEW HIRES
Justin Benavidez has accepted the Assistant Professor of Tuba and Euphonium position at Ithaca College and will continue there after being in an interim position this…
FROM THE BACK ROW: Heiko Triebener, with Nick Leibl
Heiko Triebener was born on November 24th, 1964 in Berlin, Germany. He grew up in Tübingen and then studied music science at Tübingen University. He…
ITEA COMPOSER FRIENDS: Anthony Plog & Fernando Deddos
This edition of the Composer Friends Project continues with a highlight of newer pieces, some of which have the potential to become standard literature for both euphonium…
CELEBRATING R. WINSTON MORRIS AND THE TENNESSEE TECH TUBA ENSEMBLE: 50 Unprecedented Years
In mid-October, 2016 there was an historic celebration in Cookeville, Tennessee. As students of Charles Leonhard at the University of Illinois in the late 1970s…
ON STUDIO TEACHING: A Chat About the Ins and Outs of the Gig
Rex Martin has performed and given master classes throughout North America, Europe, and the Far East. As a studio musician, he has been heard in 3,000…
