Yes, it's happened again. The Dallas Wind Symphony Tuba Quartet has been on the move, this time as featured performers at the Dallas Dog Bowl. No... I'm not joking, we take whatever gig we can get.
Here's the a posting using the quartet performance as feature and background to the reporting online. You have to put up with a short commercial first.
BTW, it's an outdoor gig, the wind's blowing, we're in a tent-thingy and sitting on slanted pavement , it just ain't gonna sound the best it's ever sounded:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent ... &catId=342
I believe we were the second choice for entertainment after the Metropolitan Opera turned this gig down.
Tuba quartet - big hit at dog show - video
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Alex C
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Tuba quartet - big hit at dog show - video
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"Holding the Bordognian Fabric of the Universe together through better pitch, one note at a time."
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"Holding the Bordognian Fabric of the Universe together through better pitch, one note at a time."
Practicing results in increased atmospheric CO2 thus causing global warming.
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Ryan, we miss having you here, however, I wasn't surprised when you snagged a good gig.RyanMcGeorge wrote:I miss doing that stuff with you guys. Brian Davis is my HERO! :D
I will forward the irl of your comments directly to Brian. He wouldn't believe me if I just told him.
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"Holding the Bordognian Fabric of the Universe together through better pitch, one note at a time."
Practicing results in increased atmospheric CO2 thus causing global warming.
"Holding the Bordognian Fabric of the Universe together through better pitch, one note at a time."
Practicing results in increased atmospheric CO2 thus causing global warming.
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It'll make his day to see that in print. Hurry to edit your post if you change your mind. I'm sending the link to him now.
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"Holding the Bordognian Fabric of the Universe together through better pitch, one note at a time."
Practicing results in increased atmospheric CO2 thus causing global warming.
"Holding the Bordognian Fabric of the Universe together through better pitch, one note at a time."
Practicing results in increased atmospheric CO2 thus causing global warming.
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Nice playing, nice video, guys. Thank you for letting us see it.
You know animals enjoy well-played music. I knew a doctor who had a golden lab boat dog who would snuggle up to a good guitar player so close he couldn't move his right arm and bark and growl when his owner (a lousy player) so much as reached for a guitar.
Fishermen reported a school of dolphin frolicked within a stones throw of the beach while a horn jam went on for hours.
I've heard birds sing along with a fine sax player they liked.
Your music soothed man and beast.
Way to go!
You know animals enjoy well-played music. I knew a doctor who had a golden lab boat dog who would snuggle up to a good guitar player so close he couldn't move his right arm and bark and growl when his owner (a lousy player) so much as reached for a guitar.
Fishermen reported a school of dolphin frolicked within a stones throw of the beach while a horn jam went on for hours.
I've heard birds sing along with a fine sax player they liked.
Your music soothed man and beast.
Way to go!We pronounce it Guf Coast
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The dogs at the show reacted favoribly to the quartet. One dog fell in a swoon over a Sousa march. It may have been heat but I think it was a real swoon.
On a personal level, my dog loves tuba and euphonium playing as long as you're not trying to work up a new piece. He leaves the room until you get the mistakes worked out and will return when it starts to sound like music. He's a real critic.
I also have an unusual animal experience that got me a job:
I used to fish in my uncle's farm pond. He had cattle across the road and noticed that when I practiced tuba that the cattle all moved away to the furthest corner of the pasture, away from the tuba. Even the bull.
So he asked me to help him herd cattle the next day. I showed up before sunrise and set up in the back of a pickup truck, we drove to the corner of the pasture (about 80 acres) away from the gate he wanted the cattle to go through and I started playing. The cattle immediately began to wander away from us. I'd play, then we'd move to a new location.
We hearded a couple of hundred cattle into a catch pen by 10:00. He said it was the easiest herding he'd ever done and that if he liked the sound of the tuba he'd do it again, but he didn't like the sound. He tried Hoyt Axton but it didn't move the cattle at all.
I also insist that catfish attacked my bait faster when I played tuba but have no verification outside of empirical evidence.
On a personal level, my dog loves tuba and euphonium playing as long as you're not trying to work up a new piece. He leaves the room until you get the mistakes worked out and will return when it starts to sound like music. He's a real critic.
I also have an unusual animal experience that got me a job:
I used to fish in my uncle's farm pond. He had cattle across the road and noticed that when I practiced tuba that the cattle all moved away to the furthest corner of the pasture, away from the tuba. Even the bull.
So he asked me to help him herd cattle the next day. I showed up before sunrise and set up in the back of a pickup truck, we drove to the corner of the pasture (about 80 acres) away from the gate he wanted the cattle to go through and I started playing. The cattle immediately began to wander away from us. I'd play, then we'd move to a new location.
We hearded a couple of hundred cattle into a catch pen by 10:00. He said it was the easiest herding he'd ever done and that if he liked the sound of the tuba he'd do it again, but he didn't like the sound. He tried Hoyt Axton but it didn't move the cattle at all.
I also insist that catfish attacked my bait faster when I played tuba but have no verification outside of empirical evidence.
City Intonation Inspector - Dallas Texas
"Holding the Bordognian Fabric of the Universe together through better pitch, one note at a time."
Practicing results in increased atmospheric CO2 thus causing global warming.
"Holding the Bordognian Fabric of the Universe together through better pitch, one note at a time."
Practicing results in increased atmospheric CO2 thus causing global warming.