Most meaningful Christmas performance

OldsRecording · Post by **OldsRecording** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:00 pm

My family and I spent Christmas in Maryland with my dad's side of the family (my Grandmother turned 90 this year and requested the whole family get together) Christmas Eve we went to church at the nursing home chapel (really nice service, actually). This 90 year old woman sang 'Gesu Bambino'- and it was absolutely amazing! Yes, she had a 90 year old voice, but her pitch was right on, and it was obvious she had sung professionally at some point in her life.

Dennis K. · Post by **Dennis K.** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 5:03 pm

TubaRay wrote:
Dennis K. wrote:Love the pics, schlep. especially the ones with the price tags. who knew you could get a tubist for $1 and the second tubist for on $.75? The whole quartet was only $3.50!
I had to go back and look at the picture to see what you were talking about. I'll have to admit I didn't notice when I looked at it the first time. But, correct me if I'm wrong, it only adds up to $3.25. Now, after all, I'm a tuba player, so my counting could be wrong.

$1.00 + $.75 + $1.00 + $.50 = $3.25

Regardless, that's pretty cheap!

Sho' nuff. How dare I overcharge for a Tuba 4-tet. apparently I overcharged for the 2nd Euphonium...

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 11:11 am

schlepporello wrote:
Doc wrote:
Dennis K. wrote:Sho' nuff. How dare I overcharge for a Tuba 4-tet. apparently I overcharged for the 2nd Euphonium...
That's usually the problem.
At least I have the comfort of knowing that I'm worth $1.

Let's not jump to conclusions, Wayne. There are many things at Walmart which cost a dollar(or more). Not all of them are worth it.

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 12:16 pm

Doc wrote:Ray, your spot-on as usual. Hell, I'd give a buck fifty to hear Wayne play down at Walmart.

Being the big spender I am, I'd give two bucks!

OldsRecording · Post by **OldsRecording** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:04 pm

Although, this (from last year) was probably my most meaningful Christmas performance to date. (That's me with the Holton and my kid with the King)
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tubatooter1940 · Post by **tubatooter1940** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:42 am

Having been inspired by iiipopes, I played all by my onesies at the Foley, Alabama Walmart on two different days.
We played our seventh "Creekers Eastern Shore Christmas Tour" with concerts at Womens and Children's Hospital - so heart rending to see kids so sick smiling and singing - excited about Christmas.
Our gig at Rosemont Nursing Home was made memorable by Santa showing up having a fine singing voice and blowing us away with hot renditions of Christmas carols. He was so good we had no need to change keys and he fit in with all our arrangements.

. Loved the old lady who spoke up after every song saying, "I like that one. Play it again."
I took my grandson with us to play eggs and moraccas at a gig at the Daphne Montessori School. He attended there for two years and got to see some friends and teachers he really liked.
Hey, reading back on all this, I had a super cool Christmas.

JCalkin · Post by **JCalkin** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:26 pm

I recently started attending a Presbyterian church here in Wayne. After the first service I attended I had a chat with the minister, who "confessed" that he was a former tuba player in high school and that he only plays once a year during the church's Christmas program, when they put a small band together to play carols.

A few days later, he called me in my office to invite me to join them for their Christmas program and I agreed, though I "had to" skip out on TubaChristmas to do it.

I guess they figured since I was the "ringer" in a group of amateurs and hobbyists (though I was more than happy to just be the bottom, it's my favorite activity) they'd toss a solo in front of me, so I did "O Holy Night" for the service.

When we were all done and enjoying coffee and whatnot an old gal came up and said "Were you the tuba player?" I said yes and she wrapped me up in a big ol' bearhug and thanked me for coming, she said she enjoyed it so much.

I love moments like that, which remind me why I got into music in the first place. It's a breath of fresh air, especially amidst the rigor of juries and finals and grading papers and all the rest.

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:08 pm

We did our annual brass caroling on unsuspecting people's front porches (we ring the bell and just start playing.) This year we had a brass trio, with me on euphonium.

People are just SO appreciative! They come stand on the porch in the cold in their pj's just to hear us play. Really gets us in the Christmas spirit of giving.

MA