The Roman tuba was such an integral part of the civic life of the country -- battles, funerals, religious ceremonies -- its players, called tubicines sacrorum populi romani, often enjoyed the rank of ...

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 movement ...

Everybody knows the tuba — the big, loud brass instrument at the back of the orchestra or the band, issuing the occasional oom-pah and playing long tones underneath all the other brass. But the tuba ...

And we close the hour with none other than a concerto for the lowest member of the brass family, the tuba. Aubrey Foard is the soloist with the orchestra at this summer's Music Academy of the West.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Carol Jantsch, the principal tuba of The Philadelphia Orchestra, will be playing a concerto on March 26th, 27th and 28th at Verizon Hall. "This concerto is called 'Reflections on ...

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Tuba or not tuba? That is the question. The Santa Fe Symphony answered yes, programming a concerto for an instrument that has long suffered the slings and arrows of outrageous comic insults. It opens ...

Long considered by many a backup instrument in a band or orchestra, the tuba will get a chance to shine Thursday. The Kansas University department of music and dance is presenting its 28th annual Tuba ...

Aaron Tindall (DMA tuba student) won the concerto competition at the Aspen Music Festival and performed R. Vaughn-Williams’ Concerto for Bass Tuba July 28th in the Benedict Music Tent at the Aspen ...