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Memphis Symphony Valentine pops should be sort of fun.
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2025 2:10 pm
by bloke
Unfortunately, most everything is scored for four trombones PLUS a tuba, though the arrangements are basically for a Nelson Riddle type of orchestration - which is basically a big band (yes, five saxes) plus strings and a few orchestral winds. I love playing the fourth trombone book on those types of arrangements on the F cimbasso, but it looks like I'm going to be playing mostly donuts on the tuba...I'll still enjoy listening.
@Three Valves
There won't be any videos to post for this one.
Re: Memphis Symphony Valentine pops should be sort of fun.
Posted: Wed Feb 12, 2025 5:08 pm
by MiBrassFS
Your cimbasso thread makes more sense to me now…
Re: Memphis Symphony Valentine pops should be sort of fun.
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2025 4:06 pm
by russiantuba
bloke wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 2:10 pm
Unfortunately, most everything is scored for four trombones PLUS a tuba, though the arrangements are basically for a Nelson Riddle type of orchestration - which is basically a big band (yes, five saxes) plus strings and a few orchestral winds. I love playing the fourth trombone book on those types of arrangements on the F cimbasso, but it looks like I'm going to be playing mostly donuts on the tuba...I'll still enjoy listening.
@Three Valves
There won't be any videos to post for this one.
Did one of these on NYE 2023. Got called last minute to cover the bass bone parts too. The bass bone brought at least 5 different mutes as sometimes we covered the same thing. I’m glad I used F tuba with mute instead of trying to get a cimbasso because then I would have probably had to use the multitude of mutes
Re: Memphis Symphony Valentine pops should be sort of fun.
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2025 11:13 pm
by Schlitzz
So how did it go with the b Five?
Re: Memphis Symphony Valentine pops should be sort of fun.
Posted: Sat Feb 22, 2025 3:08 am
by bloke
Schlitzz wrote: Fri Feb 21, 2025 11:13 pm
So how did it go with the b Five?
The rehearsals were "blah" ("all the right notes going nowhere"), but the orchestra, the soloist, and the backup singers really put on the pizzazz for the show.
