The surprising history of the tuba, the rise of banda music, and the musicians who transformed an overlooked instrument into a cultural force.

There are more than a few performers playing this weekend’s Levitate Music and Arts Festival who can consider it a homecoming, from regional favorites to Boston-area perennials to even Duxbury’s ...

Six months in, Ember Evans was not exactly blowing people away with her trumpet playing. “Not so great,” she admitted. So her teacher suggested a change. “She handed me a tuba.” That was in sixth ...

WKAR Current Sports reporter never intended to play the tuba, or be part of the section for most of his life. He’s glad the journey took him to the back of the band. There are 300 members in Michigan ...

Rex Brown is currently celebrating the legacy he helped build, playing bass and revisiting the music of Pantera on the band current tour dates. But did you know that the bass wasn't his first ...

The role of the tuba in the orchestra is multifaceted. The main role is to be the support of the brass and the full orchestra. (gentle orchestral music) I know that I'm supposed to be a tuba player, ...

Amazing things can happen when you learn to play an instrument. Just ask the Utica Community Schools music teacher who has been invited to perform in an elite brass band competition in Switzerland ...

Learn about the brass section’s biggest instrument from two totally tuba-lar tuba players; high school senior Kennedy and Michigan State student Oluwatobi. Dually Noted is available to stream on ...

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 ...

Once a year in December, musicians who play in the low brass family–tuba, euphonium, baritone horn–polish their instruments and their skills to join others for TubaChristmas. The Syracuse area event ...