Tuba, or not tuba? For the more than 80 low brass instrumentalists and the hundreds gathered at Valparaiso University’s Chapel of the Resurrection Sunday afternoon for the 14th annual TubaChristmas, ...

Led by Dr. John Hart and other world-renowned musician-educators, the First Annual KSC Low Brass Day is a festival celebrating low brass instruments (trombone, euphonium, tuba) through masterclasses, ...

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 ...

Players of low brass instruments can usually be found sitting in the back row of an ensemble, keeping rhythm for the rest of the band and occasionally doubling the melodic lines of other sections. But ...

MADISON, Wis. -- More than 230 low brass instruments filled the Wisconsin State Capitol building with classic Christmas tunes Saturday afternoon for the 50th year of TubaChristmas. It's been a favored ...

"Tuba Christmas" has reached the halfway point, and a holiday miracle is imminent. Sixty-five musicians hold massive euphoniums, sousaphones and tubas in Noe Valley Town Square, with nary a trumpet, ...

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Rob and Kris Spurgeon have been playing TubaChristmas at Valparaiso University for around four years and Sunday will be no exception. The Portage couple, both retired, met in a community band and have ...

Student musicians who play low brass instruments — trombone, baritone and tuba — in Lawrence’s four middle school bands will join forces with the University of Kansas for the first “Brassmas” holiday ...

From trumpets to tubas, brass instruments are powered by buzzing lips! Dr. Rob and the Crew reveal how vibrations become sound, why bells flare, and how valves and slides change pitch. With balloon ...

Every summer for the last 75 years, young musicians from all over the region have descended upon the FSU College of Music, instruments in tow. They are seeking expert instruction in piano, wind and ...