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 ...

Learning to play a musical instrument requires learning at least three distinct languages. One day in sixth grade I was informed by the band director that I would henceforth be playing a tuba. (Later ...

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 ...

It’s one thing to learn economics or world history off a lecture on Zoom. But try it with dance, acting – or tuba. Ethan Marmolejos got a sudden and unexpected taste of the latter experience starting ...