The Snowbelt Symphony Orchestra will present “Simply Strings…and Tuba” at 4 p.m. Feb. 18 at New Promise Church, 8671 Euclid Chardon Road in Kirtland. The concert, using only the strings of the ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – It was 9:30 on a Saturday night and Carol Jantsch was at an ultimate Frisbee tournament when her cell phone rang with an audition invitation from the Philadelphia Orchestra, one of ...

The role of the tuba in the orchestra is multifaceted. The main role is to be the support of the brass and the full orchestra. (gentle orchestral music) I know that I'm supposed to be a tuba player, ...

The Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra was on the hunt for a principal tuba player on Thursday evening. And, hopefully, one was found. However, auditions for the position came with plenty of ...

Sugiyama, 40, has made his musical presence felt here. His elegant, focused artistry fits beautifully into the orchestra's tradition. He provides a firm foundation for the brass section and projects ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Did you know that the tuba is the lowest pitched brass instrument? It also weighs between 25 and 30 pounds. While the tuba player might sit in the back with the orchestra, Pat ...

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A 20-year-old woman has broken through in a big way with The Philadelphia Orchestra: She has been hired to be its tuba player, a job that in major orchestras is normally held by men. Carol Jantsch, a ...

Everybody knows that the tuba player is the party animal of the orchestra. He’s the one you want out hang out with after the show, have a few drinks with and maybe share some rowdy jokes. Dressed in ...

Gary Ofenloch didn’t get through 36 years of playing the tuba for the Utah Symphony without learning a few tricks. For example, he keeps his main instrument, a contrabass tuba, at his home studio in ...

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 ...