Merry Tuba Christmas was conceived in 1974 by Harvey Phillips as a tribute to his teacher and mentor, William J. Bell, who was born on Christmas Day in 1902. The annual celebration honors Bell’s ...

Paul Bruce plays his tuba Dec. 16 during the annual TubaChristmas concert at the Red Lion Hotel in Kalispell. (Heidi Desch/Daily Inter Lake) Allen Slater, retired Flathead High School band director, ...

The tuba is often relegated to the back of an orchestra or the butt of a joke, but tuba lovers — the few and the proud — are passionate about their chosen instrument. So much so that there's an annual ...

At special holiday concerts across Ohio, tuba, baritone and euphonium players take the center stage. If you’re part of an orchestra, here’s a line you probably don’t hear often: “The melody with this ...

These musicians are giving some love to a special instrument that normally stays out of the spotlight. We go to the Kimmel Center in Center City, Philadelphia, to hear the result of 100 tubists coming ...

The Santa Barbara Chamber Players will present a benefit concert featuring Gene Pokorny, principal tuba of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Santa Barbara pianist Mi-Young Kim, 3 p.m. Friday, Feb.

A unique Christmas music event will take place Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Georgia Square mall in Athens when a large group of tuba players gather for a concert. The concert begins at 11:30 a.m.

SIOUX CITY -- The Betty Strong Encounter Center will present “Merry TUBACHRISTMAS,” a concert featuring Siouxland tuba and euphonium players, at 2 p.m. Saturday. Admission will be free; a reception ...

ALVA, Okla. — The instrumental music program at Northwestern Oklahoma State University plans to present a free TubaChristmas concert and needs a little help from the public. TubaChristmas is open to ...

MASON CITY — The 31st annual North Iowa TubaChristmas concert will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, in Southbridge Mall’s Center Court in Mason City. Any tuba, sousaphone, euphonium or baritone player ...