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 ...

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 ...

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 ...