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After months of practice and preparation, ASU music students get to demonstrate their skills to a live audience through The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts' annual presentation of Tubafest ...
Acclaimed Tuba performer and music educator Sam Pilafian has died. The musical icon, who was also the professor of Tuba at Arizona State University, was reportedly 69 years old when his death was ...
The tuba isn't like any other instrument," he said. "If you stretched it out it would be 18 feet long. It's a formidable instrument and can do just about anything." ...
In Your Neighbourhood: Tuba Tones is a three-concert tour with performances in Glen Eden, Devonport and Remuera. The title ...
B>Composer, Tuba, Didjeridu, Voice, Electronics, Loops, Throat Singing The unique musical voice of Tom Heasley is heard internationally as composer, performer and recording artist. At live ...
Theon Cross can still vividly remember when the instrument that’s taken him around the world was more of a liability than an asset. “Playing the tuba didn’t make me cool when I was at school ...
“The tuba isn’t designed to play solos, so if we all play with full power, the sound becomes overwhelming, making it hard to distinguish the individual parts,” explains Keisuke Nishibu, 29.
As any musician knows, it takes a lot of brass to be a tuba player. Generally, tubas range in size from the B-flat tenor (10 Ibs., 151 in. of tubing), which is hugged to the player’s chest and ...
White is the first African-American to receive a doctorate of music in tuba performance. He held the position of Principal Tubist with the New Mexico Symphony from 2004 until its demise in 2011.
Solange, 37, told the outlet the tuba is her current obsession. "I love it. I’ve started writing music for the tuba, and I am trying to talk myself into releasing it, but I can only imagine the ...
Tuba Skinny Festival Hub, October 17 ★★★★ It was a love of street performing that first drew members of Tuba Skinny together, and the New Orleans band still makes a point of busking regularly.
The "Don't Touch My Hair" artist released her last album 'When I Get Home' in 2019, and now she's "started writing music for the tuba" Solange, 37, told the outlet the tuba is her current ...