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I haven't been able to do a TubaChristmas for the last three years. It certainly ain't 'cause I don't want to. There's just too much stuff going on.

bloke wrote: WOULD THE THIRD WEEKEND (generally in the mid-upper teens of the month) BE A FEASABLE TIME TO SCHEDULE TUBACHRISTMASES?...allowing working tuba players to participate (or, counterproductively, have all of the college players gone home to see Mom and Pop by that range of dates?)[/size]
bloke "wall-to-wall from the 1st through the 14th, but after that wide-open until the 24th"

Amen, brother, but as I recall, if the students haven't gone home, most of them are cramming for finals...

Attending Tubachristmas isn't a problem if you live in southern California. I'll be playing today (my first ever Tubachristmas) at the Port of LA.

Then there's:
Dec 11th in Glendale (coordinator is Jim Self)
Dec 17th Riverside
Dec 22nd Downtown Disney

Bob "who thinks the solution is to have Tubachristmas _every_ weekend in December"

Bob Mosso wrote:Attending Tubachristmas isn't a problem if you live in southern California. I'll be playing today (my first ever Tubachristmas) at the Port of LA.

Then there's:
Dec 11th in Glendale (coordinator is Jim Self)
Dec 17th Riverside
Dec 22nd Downtown Disney

Bob "who thinks the solution is to have Tubachristmas _every_ weekend in December"

I would have to agree with Bob!

Well, Bloke, I know it's a stretch, but I'm having a TubaChristmas in Ayer, Massachusetts on Sunday, 12/18. You are certainly welcome, if you can make it

If you can't make it, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, anyway.

jlb

I had all good intentions of making the Philadelphia TubaChristmas (inside at the Kimmel Center, not in the cold!) this morning, but, as Bloke said, there is just too much other playing going on right now. I will try to make the only TubaChristmas in NJ next Saturday, though--also inside! The 18th would be a lot better, schedule-wise.

Well, the people of Rockland County, NY, saw the wisdom of Bloke's words, and consequently decided to schedule their TubaChristmas on Sun. Dec. 18th!

Here is the info:

ROCKLAND COUNTY - WEST HAVERSTRAW - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18 - TIME: 3:00 pm
LOCATION: Helen Hayes Rehabilitation Hospital
REGISTRATION: 11:30 am same
REHEARSAL: 12:00 noon same
PARKING: Ample parking around the hospital.
NOTE: The hospital supports a very successful, varied concert series, which is open to the public, and is well attended. The performance will be in the Main Atrium area, rehearsal is in a seperate location within the building. For hospital information & directions see web site below.
CONTACT: Lawrence Zaidan (845) 578-4008
WEB SITE: http://helenhayeshospital.org/

windshieldbug wrote:
Amen, brother, but as I recall, if the students haven't gone home, most of them are cramming for finals...

The past two years, the Atlanta TubaChristmas has been during finals week, and I've always managed to get at least one final scheduled on that day. Somehow, I've always had professors understanding enough to be willing to let me take the finals early.

I get the feeling most professors are pretty understanding about this, if you let them know far enough in advance.

Has anyone ever had a professor NOT let you reschedule a test to go to TubaChristmas (assuming you gave ample notice).

Oh, and what is this "cramming" you refer to?

Doug "never crams for tests and is blowing off the last day of classes for TubaXmas"

At one time, Ed Owens at ASU was working on a TubaChristmas for December 20. I know its in the week, but it is at a time other than the first two weekends.

I will let you know if it works out.

Tom Mason