Tuba Solo with Band Accompaniment

mTaUrBkA · Post by **mTaUrBkA** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:05 pm

I am in need of suggestions for a solo with Band Accomp. I was invited to play a solo for a concert in mid-March with a local community band. I am a music education major-bound high school senior who has made allstate in NH the past three years (to help you all gauge my level). Looking for something challenging, but not too challenging dude to time constraints and working with college auditions at the same time. Any suggestions welcomed and appreciated.

Tom Beck II · Post by **Tom Beck II** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:23 pm

Hi, I'm working on David Marshall's band arrangement of Luthor Henderson's TUBA TIGER RAG, for this Spring's Kauai Community College Band May 1 Concert. It's a fun piece and pretty well follows the Canadian Brass arrangement. I'm also trying to get the local High School tuba players to join in to give them some incentive toward continuing their music after HS graduation. Also, if any readers are planning to vacation on Kauai around our concert date and bring their mouthpiece, I'm sure we can find a BBb tuba or sousaphone and you, yes YOU, can join our stage front tuba section.
Tom Beck II
KCC Jazz, Orchestra & Band
Principal Tuba

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:56 pm

Solo Pomposo.

May not be a finger buster, but write your own cadenza that will wow the crowd and play a happy tune they will enjoy. The band parts are well within target range of the average community band. Cheers.

Chuck"who thinks the asker should consider entertaining rather than boring the audience with some high-falutin' kollej piece"Jackson

J.c. Sherman · Post by **J.c. Sherman** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:16 pm

Beelzebub (sp?) by Catozzi. Fun, slightly pyro, good fun!

J.c.S.

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:24 pm

Gregson

I'll see your one word and raise you two very relevant ones:

"Community Band"

Chuck"whose answer implies nothing of the quality of the community band, or community bands in general, but is a reflection of it's audience base. If our youngster will think on it, he may get it"Jackson

keronarts · Post by **keronarts** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:49 pm

(MORE OF) What Chuck, Bloke, & Scooby said above ...

OldsRecording · Post by **OldsRecording** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:51 pm

Frank Bencriscutto Concertino for Tuba and Band. Very nice piece, accomp. not too hard.

The Jackson · Post by **The Jackson** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:56 pm

Grundman's Tuba Rhapsody!

I'm playing it as my FBA Solo/Ensemble piece this year (Piano reduction, o' course) and it is a BLAST.

Even if you don't play it there, get it. It's a really fun tune.

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:21 pm

Grundman's Tuba Rhapsody!

Good solo, more of a "players" piece. Is the repetitive nature of the piece really as audience friendly as we may hope it is?

I worked on "Carnival of Venice" for a year. My wife said it was too much tuba trying to prove something. BUT, she loved my performances of "Solo Pomposo" and "Elephant and the Fly" (1995 with the Continental Army Band on the gazebo overlooking the Chesapeae Bay both on stOOOOOOpid humid nights) because they had great "tunes". Something to think about.

Chuck

The Jackson · Post by **The Jackson** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:23 pm

Tuba Rhapsody really does need a good captain at the helm to make the audience not fall asleep two minutes into it. That's the biggest thing I'm working on now with it.

Tubadork · Post by **Tubadork** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:27 pm

I played the Curnow Fantasia this year. It's a very good piece, the solo lays well on the big horn (with optional high parts) and the band parts are grade 4.
I don't have a recording, but you can check out a clip on Jim's website:
http://www.curnowmusicpress.com/

Click on composers, go to James Curnow, scroll down to grade 4, click on the title and you can hear a sound clip.

Bill

mTaUrBkA · Post by **mTaUrBkA** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:55 pm

does anyone else have recordings or clips of the other suggested titles?

mTaUrBkA · Post by **mTaUrBkA** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:04 pm

It turns out that Barat's Introduction and Dance has a Band Accomp., so I think I am going to play that because I already know it and am relatively pressed for time.