For some years now, the tuba has been going through a metamorphosis. Call it, as I do, a Tuba Civil Rights Movement. People long associated the instrument with polkas, elephants, clowns, and players ...

When the book “The Perfect Tuba” landed on my desk, I thought, “I’ll have to ask Robert Carpenter about this.” Every Central Florida music fan knows he’s the go-to guy for all things tuba. Turns out ...

After months of practice and preparation, ASU music students get to demonstrate their skills to a live audience through The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts' annual presentation of Tubafest ...

If every artist fulfilled their fanbase’s every wish, they would never see outside of the walls of the recording studio. The possession of a clear and concise creative vision — one that serves the ...

For Terje Isungset, the cold weather in Washington, D.C., this week is no problem. The Norwegian musician was in town to perform as part of the Kennedy Center's "Nordic Cool" series, and he needed low ...

Theon Cross can still vividly remember when the instrument that’s taken him around the world was more of a liability than an asset. “Playing the tuba didn’t make me cool when I was at school,” the ...

The "Don't Touch My Hair" artist released her last album 'When I Get Home' in 2019, and now she's "started writing music for the tuba" Jack Irvin has worked at PEOPLE since 2022. He covers and edits ...

You don’t need to know the difference between a tuba and a euphonium to appreciate the holiday tunes performed at a Tuba Christmas concert. But you may be surprised by the sounds these lowest of the ...

In a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar, Solange has revealed that she's been writing music for the tuba and may release it in the future. “I’ve started writing music for the tuba, and I am trying to ...

On the first TubaChristmas, around 300 musicians showed up at the ice skating rink at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City, bearing their giant brass instruments. A massive, all-tuba holiday concert was ...