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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, ...

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.

"June is bustin' out all over." Of course, credit for that line belongs to Rodgers and Hammerstein and their exuberant song from the musical Carousel. And I have no doubt that genius pair would ...

As any musician knows, it takes a lot of brass to be a tuba player. Generally, tubas range in size from the B-flat tenor (10 Ibs., 151 in. of tubing), which is hugged to the player’s chest and ...