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Written by Stephen Oberheu
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Sunday, 21 September 2008 17:34 |
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 David Zerkel’s first CD, Something Old, Something New was the winner of the Roger Bobo Award for solo tuba recording in 2006. His new album, Tuba Helper, continues the same high standard he set 2 years ago. Tuba Helper is another fine display of Zerkel’s magnificent tone and effortless playing and also serves as a platinum example of several pieces of repertoire that have served tuba students for years. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 12 October 2008 15:28 )
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Written by Roger Bobo
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Saturday, 13 September 2008 00:40 |
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 Greetings from Jeju, Korea. The competition is over and more than just the very high level of performance in final rounds for both euphonium and tuba needs to be addressed!
Benjamin Pierce, a true virtuoso on both euphonium and tuba was in the finals on both instruments. He won in the tuba division and in euphonium it was very close between Mr. Pierce, an American, and first place winner, Frenchman, Bastien Baumet from France.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 21 September 2008 16:45 )
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Written by Roger Bobo
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Monday, 04 August 2008 18:38 |
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 It may be true, that legend that I’ve often heard about conservatory graduates in the late forties moving to New York City and learning how to play fortissimo by practicing on the rooftops of Manhattan’s buildings. If it was true it probably worked; the absence of any resonance and the ambient city noise of the busy metropolis certainly would have created the right elements to develop power, but we have to ask what kind of power.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 04 August 2008 18:55 )
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Written by Stephen Oberheu
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Friday, 09 May 2008 17:23 |
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 "Blow from the lips, like this..." says Dan Perantoni as he models the most efficient way to blow the air into the tuba. The student simply imitates what he sees and the results are immediately audible; the resulting sound is more solid, full and flexible. Perantoni then instructs him to play again as a great singer would perform it. The student plays the example again and the surrounding class nods in approval. This freshman from the tuba studio at the University of Manitoba has clearly impressed Mr. P with his performance of a movement from the Hindemith Sonate and a low-register etude by Phil Snedecor. At the end of their 20-minute lesson in front of the class, the student returns to his seat amid applause from the audience. The student has just learned from one of the masters and will use what he learned to take him to the next level.
This scene is typical of any masterclass. What is not typical is that the class is not being held at Indiana University, but at a grade K-12 school in Winnipeg, Manitoba... |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 12 May 2008 01:04 )
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Written by Stephen Oberheu
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Tuesday, 22 April 2008 21:25 |
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 Movies, TV shows, commercials...these are just a few of the places you might hear some really fantastic music and some fantastic tuba-playing. The Hollywood studios are where most of it is recorded.
And just who are the tuba players we hear the most?
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 May 2008 14:32 )
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