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Arild Plau, Concerto for solo tuba and string orchestra (1990) [8] Jan Sandström, Lemon House, Tuba Concerto (2002) Gunther Schuller, Capriccio (1960) [3] Gunther Schuller, Tuba Concerto No. 2 (2008) [3] Roger Steptoe, Tuba Concerto (1983) [7] Roland Szentpáli, Tuba Concerto (2002) [9] Ralph Vaughan Williams, Concerto in F Minor for Bass Tuba ...
Soloist and chamber musician. Professor of tuba and euphonium at Pennsylvania State University [70] [71] Bill Muter: 1984– American Avant-garde tubist Also a bassist, he is known for his book A Practical Approach (2012) [72] Carol Jantsch: 1985– American Classical
The tuba harmonies oddly often bear a pleasing kinship with those of Steve Turre's massed conch shells, and the shadow of Gil Evans is everywhere." [1] The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings awarded the album a full four stars, and stated: "Opening with Charles Tolliver's 'Right Now' was a master-stroke. What follows is equally ...
The Tuba Concerto is a composition for solo tuba and orchestra by the American composer Jennifer Higdon. The work was commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra for their principal tubist Craig Knox. It was first performed by Knox and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under the conductor Robert Spano on March 16, 2018. [1] [2] [3]
In a 2004 interview with Tubanews.com, Johnson remembered being late to the recording session and opened his music to find the tuba solo. It wasn't until later that he found out it was the theme for the shark. Johnson said he asked composer John Williams why he didn't write the solo for the French horn, an instrument better suited for the ...
Brad Felt is a brass master...Felt's ease of movement in the tuba's higher register works to dispel any awkward image of the horn as a lead instrument. [15] In the 1990s Felt met Howard Johnson, leader of the tuba-focused band Gravity. This led to Felt's participation in two European tours with Gravity (in 1998 and 1999) as a featured performer.
The work was positively received by Norwegian classical music critics, and NRK's music critic Stein Eide described the work as a key new tuba concerto. [ 6 ] Paus said that "all instruments have their pioneers for the development of the instrument, and Schieldrop is one of those musicians who at an early age has begun to feel that the available ...
Known to his friends as "Fletch", he was highly regarded as a tuba player and teacher. He taught many UK professional tubists, including Patrick Harrild, who succeeded Fletcher as the LSO's principal tuba. Fletcher also regularly tutored members of the National Youth Orchestra. Fletcher's recordings included the Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto. [3]