Sorry to see this. Thanks for posting.
I took some lessons from GR Davis 35 years ago, and it was nice to reacquaint with him the times I played
Nashville TubaChristmas.
It was cool to see him with his helicon accompanying Harvey Phillips singing, “Santa Wants a Tuba for Christmas.”
GR is a ...

From another version of the same story:

“…The symphony said ongoing operating deficits and existing financial obligations made continuing the season untenable, despite a more than 50% increase in revenue since 2024…”

I enjoy watching this orchestra.
They are a youth orchestra from Bahia, Brazil.
Very often, they will perform without a conductor.
I think that only on a few pieces do they use a conductor.
One of the pieces that I remember them using a conductor on was Mahler’s 5th.
But they, kind of like ...

https://usarmyband.com/workshops/tuba-e ... m-workshop

There’s already some information up. That’s a nice lineup of guest artists.

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Re: The Nashville Symphony
Post Mon Oct 05, 2026 6:37 am

This was posted on Facebook a few days ago by three-time Grammy winner Mark O'Connor. Apparently all Nashville's major benefactor wanted was to organize a couple of specific concerts, and management told her "No thank you; but ...

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BREAKING: THIS IS A VERY BIG DEAL AND BASICALLY SAVES THE NASHVILLE SYMPHONY.
I told you how the symphony had hit financial hardship and was going to have to cancel much of the rest of this symphony season.
And, it's long-term future was in doubt.
NOW THIS:
Oracle ...

@russiantuba

When’s the performance?
Have you made a decision as to instrument choice yet?

…. Sorry. Accidentally double post. Not sure how that happened. Please see my post above this comment.

A little bit of an update concerning specifics from a Nashville businessman named Grant Hammond. He seems to know what he’s talking about. Link to his post at the end of this thread comment. I included that for those of you who, like me, love to read the comments.

The Nashville Symphony has ...

bloke wrote: Tue Sep 29, 2026 12:30 pm The explanation is remarkably simple. I can explain it, but I don't know if anyone's interested.

Go for it.

https://www.wsmv.com/2026/09/28/nashvil ... emergency/

Nashville Symphony suspends 2026-27 season, furloughs staff amid ‘financial emergency’
The symphony said it’s experiencing a $10 million deficit in its operating budget.

There's a bunch of amazing tuba stuff that many tend to ignore, because it doesn't come from the back of a symphony orchestra - or out the the bell of an F tuba in a university recital hall. :red:


Yep. And quite a number of those I’ve seen on YouTube and Instagram are players from South America ...

shovelingtom

This isn’t pure research, per se, as it has some advocacy in it, too, but is tailored to your situation:

If your school is considering cutting the music program, National Association for Music Education (NAfME) actually has a
“Rapid-Response Plan” — it gives parents ready‑to‑use ...

LeMark

Thanks for posting this. I was driving and just now got home and saw this. I hadn’t seen the news while I was driving.
I grew up in Tennessee, and, of course, Dolly and Tennessee were inseparable. I don’t think it’s too much of a reach to call her a national treasure. I think she appealed ...

Run out of beer.

If the Tennessee All-State Band is playing their annual concerts in that newer Grand Ole Opry auditorium, that's a terrible venue for acoustic music concerts. It was strictly designed for amplified music concerts.

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They’re not. It’s worse than that. Their concerts are in one of the ...

1) Yep. Col. Gabriel is still alive. He’s 101. (!)
There’s a video of him floating around YouTube conducting from his nursing home.

2) Tennessee does not rotate their All-State locations anymore. For at least the last 10 years, it’s been at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville. They did used to ...

From the old board. Some interesting info about Dr. Young himself and his mouthpieces and instruments, though one does have to log in to view the attachments, one of which includes pictures of a few of his mouthpieces.

http://forums.chisham.com/viewtopic.php?t=88736

This is similar to the advice I've started to give students who are going out for All State or college auditions. It's something that I wish I had figured out much earlier in life, as I think it would have freed me up more in my playing.

There is a vast difference between hoping you play well ...