The tuba is one of the most powerful and prominent instruments in the symphony orchestra. Tubaist Ralph Hepola has played on outstanding classical recordings (see selected discography below), but this ...

Placentia’s Stan Freese stood in the shade of a pepper tree in his front yard and pointed to a branch holding a full-size tuba. “I played this one in the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans back in 1988, ...

The sound of Christmas in Victoria began Saturday with the rumble of bass in Market Square. More than 100 musicians playing tubas and euphoniums marked the 40th anniversary of Tuba Christmas. “I just ...

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 ...

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 ...