Concertos written for the tuba are very rare. A concerto written for the massive low brass instrument with a movement that seeks to replicate the sounds of a wind tunnel is unique. The third ...

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 ...

Tubas Blow! Music professor Sam Pilafian plays the tuba during an Arizona State Tuba Euphonium practice for the Octubafest on Oct. 17 at the ASU Recital Hall. ... Each student - 12 tuba players and ...

Even the brass wore masks. But the big, black bell covers on the instruments couldn’t stop the favorite songs of Christmas from bellowing out of the Bonner Park bandshell on Saturday. Dozens of ...

The Tuba Christmas was created by Harvey Phillips in 1974. Today, ... Musicians blow loudly at Liverpool Tuba Christmas (photos) Published: Dec. 18, 2016, 2:03 a.m. By .

"Mind-blowing" tuba technique earns Orillia student top grade. By Helena Asprou The 16-year-old musician had set himself the challenge of mastering circular breathing to attain top marks in his school ...

There’s a Tuba Crime Wave Sweeping America ... It is roughly 4 feet long and weighs 38.5 pounds, which makes what happened last month sound like someone blowing hot air.

The following morning a picture of me, sitting on the piano, blowing this tuba was on the back page of the Daily Mirror. The picture was taken from a low angle which emphasised my long thin legs ...

"It's been around here a long time," he said. "It's at least 45 years [old], if not longer." Farrah said the tuba doesn't have a significant money value, but it does have sentimental value.

Blowing her own horn Avital Handler proves that woman can play the tuba. By BARRY DAVIS OCTOBER 13, 2014 15:37 ... like the tuba, as being played by men only. ...

The following morning a picture of me, sitting on the piano, blowing this tuba was on the back page of the Daily Mirror. The picture was taken from a low angle which emphasised my long thin legs ...