WKAR Current Sports reporter never intended to play the tuba, or be part of the section for most of his life. He’s glad the journey took him to the back of the band. There are 300 members in Michigan ...
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A beloved holiday tradition returned to Peoria on Sunday, bringing dozens of brass musicians together for a unique seasonal concert. Inside Redeemer Lutheran Church on Peoria’s ...
Traditional Mexican music, known as 'banda,' has been popular in Southern California for decades. And now, the tuba has gone from carrying the bass line in the back of the band, to stepping out front ...
On the first TubaChristmas, around 300 musicians showed up at the ice skating rink at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, bearing their giant brass instruments. A massive, all-tuba holiday concert was ...
DULUTH — Did you play tuba in high school? Or perhaps the euphonium or baritone? Wish you still had a place to toot your own horn? Wish granted, provided you like playing Christmas music.
There comes a time in every tuba player’s education when they want their very own tuba. You can get by renting from your teacher, school, or music school, but eventually, it’s time to buy a tuba so ...
For some years now, the tuba has been going through a metamorphosis. Call it, as I do, a Tuba Civil Rights Movement. People long associated the instrument with polkas, elephants, clowns, and players ...
The tuba is a funny instrument. Its sound is like a gaseous rumbling from deep within the earth—or our bellies. Hardly fleet of foot—it’s heavy, often pushing 30 pounds, and awkward—it’s seldom given ...