What Solo Are YOU Working On?

[BriceT]

Hey, I just thought it would be interesting to see what major solo literature everyone has been working on, and I also am working on my solo library.

Feel free to name any solo work you are currently working on or one that was a favorite from years past. Thanks

[tubatooter1940]

We Creekers are in the studio recording 10 tunes (8 origionals). I don't have as many tuba solos as I did on our live album but these are quite demanding. We're using a larger ensemble on this recording so I am scrambling to simplify my lines and make room for the additional players.
I may have to use my (new?) bass guitar for extra bottom on some tunes and to fill in where the tuba jumps up to solo.

[Mojo workin']

3 Miniatures-Plog
Capriccio-Penderecki

Difficult even on FF tuba, both. Plog not as difficult as Penderecki.

Oh yes, and Concertante Suite-Daniellsen. I'm hoping for a good horn section and not have to do brass quintet version.

[tubawallace]

Bozza Concertino.....
Bordogni/Rochut #35
Casterade Sonatina....
Penderecki....again...yummy
Bach Cello suite no.1....allemande, courante

[Aco]

Wilder, Sonata for Tuba and Piano (1).

Very enjoyable piece to play, yet underrepresented in tuba recitals and recordings (at least from my experience).

[SqueakyOnion]

For my euph jury:
From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific - Clarke
Galliard Sonata #5

And if I make pre-lims at Falcone, soon to be:
Dance Suite - Isreal
Grand Concerto - Grafe
Carnival of Venice - Arban

[Arkietuba]

These are for my senior recital next year:

Broughton Tuba Sonata/Concerto
Persichetti Serenade 12
Gregson Tuba Concerto (already worked up)

Questionable:
PDQ Bach Trio for 2 Flutes and Tuba
A Baroque piece (maybe something by JS Bach)
Maybe a quintet piece

[Tubaguyjoe]

Ill be playing the Plau Solo for Tuba and Strings in 2 weeks. It's really just a great piece of music.

[goldtuba]

I'm playing Uber's Legend of the Purple Hills for my jury on Tuesday.
I've also been briefly looking at the Eugene Anderson Tuba Concerto and the Bach Cello Suite #1.

In the past couple of years I've played through the Koestier, Broughton, Gregson, Mozart Horn Concerto #4, Bach Flute Sonata, and the Halsey Stevens. A bunch of fun pieces.

[KevinMadden]

For a half recital in the Fall

Carnival of Venice - Arban
Six Studies in English Folksong - RVW

For Junior Recital in the Spring

Hindemith- Sonate
Monti- Czardas
RVW- Tuba Concerto
Kraft- Encounters II

(i'll be putting some kind of song cycle on the program too, I just haven't decided which one, NOT Wayfarer)

[tubafatness]

I'm mainly working on stuff for my [hopeful] first recital. The list is as follows:

Concertpiece No. 1-Vaughn
Six Studies in English Folk Song-Vaughn-Williams
Capriccio-Penderecki (either that or Tomasi's Etre ou ne pas etre)
Whales-Mitsuoka
Three Essays for solo tuba-Penn
I'm Still here-Waits/arr. by Aaron Hynds

[TubaRay]

My next recital:

The Spartan
Hall of the Mountain King
Honor and Arms
The Happy Hippo

Ah, the classics....

[Albertibass]

currently:
Galliard Sonata #1
The Old grumbly bear
Stars and Stripes forever

In a few weeks my high school is doing our spring concert which will be my last, and my band director is Featuring me with the old grumbly bear, and thought it would be a nice touch to let me play the picc solo in stars and stripes. so it should be fun.

[JHardisk]

Currently on my stand... Gearing up for the studio for my first solo CD to be released in Fall!

Sonata Ritmico... Sy Brandon
1st part, Ludus... Vaclav Nehlybel
Variations on Barnacle Bill, the Sailor.. (though, this one is also completely in my head) (God, I wish there was more room up there! I've got a small head)
Ballade... Jan Krzywicki
Sketches.. Michael McFarland
Three Amusement Park Pieces... Sy Brandon
**An unnamed sketch soon to be finished by a good friend and very talented composer, Scott Wise.**

Keep your eyes/ears alert for more announcements regarding the disc. I'll record this summer, with a release in Fall.

[USTuba08]

The Gay Caballero, I love me some theme and variations.

[Rommel72]

I am currently working on material for my first solo CD.

Invention-Rommel Cordova
Sonata for Tuba and Piano- Sy Brandon
Reflection- Ken Applegate
Three Episodes- Sy Brandon
Musings- Ken Friedrich
Sonata for Tuba and Piano- Kan Booker
Concerto alla Jazz- Sy Brandon

[kegmcnabb]

My next recital:

The Spartan
Hall of the Mountain King
Honor and Arms
The Happy Hippo

What!??!....no Carmen Excerpt's?

[Tubaguy56]

currently I'm working/have worked on the Barnes Tuba Concerto for a jury this week. Althought when choosing a piece it was hard between the lebedev bass bone/tuba concerto, VW 6 songs, and Hindemith Sonata

[djwesp]

Saint Saens- Rondo and Capricioso for Solo Violin



Not practicing much because of finals and this big blister on the inside of my lip. Hopefully I'll be back in full playing condition in a week or two and can continue with the Saint-Saens and start working on Daniel in the Lion's Den.

[LARSONTUBA]

For a CD that I am recording:
Trygve Madsen - Introduksjon and Allegro
Paul Hindemith - Sonata
Edward Gregson - Alarum
Eugene Bozza - Concertino
Francisco Loreto - SoNotas
Christopher Wiggins - Soliluqoy X
Trygve Madsen - Divertimento for Piano, Horn, and Tuba

and, just in case I make it into Falcone,
Penderecki - Capriccio
Bach - Courante (Suite I)
Casterede - Sonatine
(Bozza - Concertino I & II)

and just for fun, I am still trying to perfect
Amorous Play for Tuba and Piano - Lasse Eerola and
Landskap - Torbjorn Lundquist

sheesh...