This was my second time, and it was just as much fun as last year! If any of you ever get a chance to go to this one, I highly recommend it! Here are some of the great things about it:
1. A totally indoor venue at Penn State Behrend. Nice stage and music stands provided.
2. Very well run and organized.
3. Not just one but several highly qualified conductors.
4. Excellent local news media coverage. Yes, you will see yourself on TV!
5. Fee includes lunch between rehearsal and concert, which consists of the BEST pizza you will ever have outside of a pizzeria! They make it at the college cafeteria and it is quite good.
6. Great participation from high school and college students! Some school districts brought their whole low brass sections by the bus load!
7. Both this year and last, a huge SRO audience!
This year featured something different. A local steel drum band played carols in the lobby before the concert. They were refreshingly different and quite good!
Although in Erie county, PA, Behrend is close to the NY line and so draws from NY state also. Also folks from Ohio and one lady came all the way from South Carolina!
The camaraderie was outstanding! TubaChristmas kind of reminds me of salmon returning to where they were hatched once a year for spawning. Not that there was any spawning going on! But you get my point- all sorts of tuba and euphonium players, young and old, amateur and professional, all coming together once a year because of the one thing they have in common- the love of their instrument.
I don’t know a lot about other TubaChristmases, but this one rocks!
Erie TubaChristmas is in the books!
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Re: Erie TubaChristmas is in the books!
I agree. The venue and participation are excellent.
The fun was slightly soured for me by one person who was rude and snotty to me.
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The fun was slightly soured for me by one person who was rude and snotty to me.
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Sorry I missed you there Grumpikins! Also sorry you had to endure rudeness. The vibe there was so mellow, it’s hard to imagine. But there are rude people everywhere you go I guess. Even tuba players! Hope to see you face to face next year! Merry (Tuba) Christmas!
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Other than one moment, I had a great day.
Also, I need to get the large print version of the book. All the half notes look the same as quarter notes in my 30 year old book.
I'm sorry we didn't meet. I didn't mingle a lot.
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Also, I need to get the large print version of the book. All the half notes look the same as quarter notes in my 30 year old book.
I'm sorry we didn't meet. I didn't mingle a lot.
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Meinl Weston 2145 CC
King Symphonic BBb circa 1936ish
Pre H.N.White, Cleveland Eb 1924ish (project)
Conn Sousaphone, fiberglass 1960s? (Project)
Olds Baritone 1960s?
Hoping to find a dirt cheap Flugabone
King Symphonic BBb circa 1936ish
Pre H.N.White, Cleveland Eb 1924ish (project)
Conn Sousaphone, fiberglass 1960s? (Project)
Olds Baritone 1960s?
Hoping to find a dirt cheap Flugabone
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Wish I could’ve joined you! Sounds like a great time!
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Would like to have seen you there also! You would have definitely had a “blast”!
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Re: Erie TubaChristmas is in the books!
If you change one word to tubal, it's sort of sounds like the title of a grunge horror movie.
I suppose you would have to change the spelling of eerie as well...
Maybe it's just a coincidence - and maybe they simply haven't ever shared any of it...(??)
...but I've never seen any tuba quartet/ensemble music arranged by a really good arranger who subscribes to this site.
TubaChristmas is about fellowship, and not much about music and - likely - those who show up as spectators aren't going to be music critics.
I suppose you would have to change the spelling of eerie as well...
Maybe it's just a coincidence - and maybe they simply haven't ever shared any of it...(??)
...but I've never seen any tuba quartet/ensemble music arranged by a really good arranger who subscribes to this site.
TubaChristmas is about fellowship, and not much about music and - likely - those who show up as spectators aren't going to be music critics.