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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 ...

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, ...

Everybody knows the tuba — the big, loud brass instrument at the back of the orchestra or the band, issuing the occasional oom-pah and playing long tones underneath all the other brass. But the tuba ...

Music and words illuminating the humor of one of America's most beloved presidents. A tuba concerto described as music for romping elephants. A premiere work by a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who ...

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.