TUBANEWS
VIDEO CASSETTE AVAILABLE A video recording of a euphonium recital by Denis Winter assisted by Samuel Driggers, pianist, and Gilbert Baker, percussionist, has been made…
Tag: Written History
THE ARNE B. LARSON COLLECTION PART I – Mary Petersen
Located on the University of South Dakota campus in Vermillion, The Shrine to Music Museum houses the Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments and…
BRITISH BRASS BAND CHAMPIONSHIP – Brent Dutton
In early October 1979 I had the opportunity to realise a lifelong ambition and to satisfy my own curiosity about a form of music making…
DOTTING THE “i” – Mark Cooper
Sousaphone players tend to be show-offs. The Ohio State University marching band probably has more than its share of this boastful breed however, because the…
CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY SOUNDS FORTH
The Central Michigan University Low Brass Ensemble named “Heavy Brass” made its initial concert debut with the first “Week of the Tuba” given on the…
PLAYING TUBA WITH GUY LOMBARDO’S ROYAL CANADIANS – Rich Chiemingo
The Guy Lombardo Orchestra is one of the nicest jobs around for a tuba player, and I am lucky enough to have it. Playing with…
ORCHESTRAL LITERATURE INCLUDING EUPHONIUM OR TENOR TUBA – Edward R. Bahr
The sonorous tonal texture of the euphonium in orchestral literature has been overlooked by many composers and conductors, although certain composers and conductors have been…
OLE JUNE MAY: A Short Biography – Glenn D. Bridges
Little is known today about the life and career of this great player of the euphonium. In fact he is almost a legend. While he…
THIRD INTERNATIONAL TUBA-EUPHONIUM SYMPOSIUM-WORKSHOP (TITEWS) – SYMPOSIUM 78 – LOOKING BACK – Roger Bobo
(Reprinted by courtesy of the International Brass Bulletin.) Certainly a major spark in the continuing and overwhelming tuba explosion, the Third International Tuba-Euphonium Symposium-Workshop brought…
T.U.B.A. TUBA PROFILE – ABE TORCHINSKY – Donna J. Hauprich
Abe Torchinsky is Professor of Tuba at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He played for three years in the NBC Symphony and for…