How New York Philharmonic tuba player Alan Baer packed for a unique road trip this summer. ... ILLUSTRATION: Emile Wamsteker for The Wall Street Journal.

The first Tuba Christmas concert was Dec. 22, 1974, at New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza. Now, roughly 300 Tuba Christmas concerts occur worldwide annually.

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.

A finger on a wall-mounted brass pipe sends a soulful refrain through a pair of headphones wired to a suitcase, also fixed to the wall. "Let my people go." Two steps to the left, tapping a valve ...

The shiny brass Mario Corso tuba stood out for 12 years as one of the largest members of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in New Orleans. It is roughly 4 feet long and weighs 38.5 pounds, which ...

Sam Pilafian, a virtuoso tuba player who performed an eclectic mix of classical, jazz, pop and rock music and brought unflagging exuberance to teaching young tubists, died on April 5 at his home ...

The 2022 tuba senior class. My 10 years of playing tuba will likely be coming to an end after MSU’s basketball season ends, as I play in the athletic bands, Spartan Brass as well.

TubaChristmas was conceived in 1974 by the late Harvey Phillips, Distinguished Professor of Tuba at Indiana University, as a tribute to his teacher William J. Bell, born on Christmas Day, 1902. Bell ...

He played his tuba at Friday's concert. To have qualified for the world record, the group had to play together for five continuous minutes. They did so playing "Silent Night" several times.