Re: i need help selecting solo for festival


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Posted by jlb on September 18, 2001 at 08:29:42:

In Reply to: i need help selecting solo for festival posted by camilo on September 17, 2001 at 21:16:21:

"i have alredy played:
gregson concerto
tuba rhapsody - grundman
ricercar- gabrielli
carnival of venice-arban

i am scheduled to play the vaghan williams concerto at the end of the year with my school orchestra, and i will do a concerto with band as well.
i would be very greatful at any suggestions that are given to me."

INCREDIBLE!! to me, anyway. In 1960 I played the senior solo at the spring concert at my high school. It was "His Majesty the Tuba" and I played it on a Conn short stroke sousaphone, the only brass instrument I had played at that point. I had never heard of any of the pieces mentioned. Were they all written since 1960? (except for the Gabrielli, of course) I'm just blown away by the level of tuba performance by young people (children?) today.
John (getting old is better than the alternative) Breyer



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