Rex Brown is currently celebrating the legacy he helped build, playing bass and revisiting the music of Pantera on the band current tour dates. But did you know that the bass wasn't his first ...
The sound of Christmas in Victoria began Saturday with the rumble of bass in Market Square. More than 100 musicians playing tubas and euphoniums marked the 40th anniversary of Tuba Christmas. “I just ...
Sousaphones, typically relegated to the remote reaches of the band room and back areas of the stage, marched into the limelight at the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Saturday afternoon, hijacking center ...
I’ve said it before, but few instruments get less respect than the tuba—not only is it unwieldy to play, but most folks associate it strictly with oompah music or marching bands. Obviously the tuba ...
Andy Sorensen dressed his sousaphone up as Santa Clause. He's been performing at Anchorage TubaChristmas for 15 years. (Rhonda McBride/KNBA) The sounds that came from the Anchorage Performing Arts ...
The auditorium of the Liverpool High School rumbled ferociously Saturday with the sound of 80 jolly horn players. This was the 20th annual “Tuba Christmas,” a seasonal event that brings together low ...
When she joined the Boston Pops in 1955, she was believed to be the first woman to play tuba in a major American orchestra. By Julia Carmel A lot of people had one question for Constance Weldon, she ...