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 tuba yawned selfconsciously through a mass of quavers like a gigantic empty stomach, rumbling from note to note, fluffing some quick passages, squawking agonizingly slowly through deep bass notes.

View Canite tuba in Sion, ululate in monte sancto eius (Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in his holy mountain) Mixed technique lithograph in colors on handmade paper from the Biblia ...

Olive MacPhail hones their tuba skills on the performance stage of Memorial University's music school. (Ife Alaba/CBC)Do you ever wonder what it takes to become an amazing tuba player?According to ...

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.

Read our full review. Other elements exploring the meaning of hearing are woven throughout “The Tuba Thieves” (which, incidentally, never really explores the tuba thievery, nor does it aim to).

TubaChristmas offers even obscure tuba family members to enjoy the spotlight for a change. "This year, we had a helicon, which is like a Civil War version of a tuba," Golemo says.

Park the tuba jokes. This musician is here to blow your preconceptions away Ife Alaba | CBC News | Posted: Monday, October 2nd, 2023 1:30 AM | Last Updated: October 2nd ...

d/Deaf filmmaker Alison O'Daniel talks about how her experimental documentary The Tuba Thieves shows how listening can become a form of storytelling, and new ways of playing with film and ...

A special concert is celebrating the holiday season and the tuba. NewsHour's Tim McPhillips reports on the role of this versatile booming brass instrument in the music we all love.