TubeNet

Here's a few ideas (good or not is in the eye of the beholder):

Rhapsody for Bass Trombone (or tuba) and String Orchestra - Eric Ewazen
Concertino for Tuba - Thom Ritter George
Tuba Concerto - John Glenesk Mortimer
Concerto for Tuba and Strings - Arild Plau
Concertino Op. 77 for Tuba and String Orchestra - Jan Koetsier
Suite No. 1 for Tuba and Strings - Barton Cummings
Tuba Beguine (1998) for Solo Tuba and String Orchestra - Katrina Wreede
Concertino for Tuba and String Orchestra - Arthur Frackenpohl
Falstaff Concerto - Bernhard Krol
Hangin’ from the Strings - Paulo Perfeito
Nocturne - Anthony Plog
Aria con variazioni - Thomas Stevens
Variations in Olden Style - Thomas Stevens
Many others arranged by Oystein Baadsvik - check his site

I'm sure I missed several others...I assembled this list with a quick Google search and about 10 minutes of cutting and pasting. You could also arrange (or have arranged) a "standard" like the Vaughan Williams. The Bozza Concertino has only a few solo winds + strings.

The Plau is quite a beautiful piece and could be played by a Quintet. There are a few divisi parts, but it could even work as a quartet!

Sound samples here:

http://www.baadsvik.com/?articleID=57


Oystein will be playing it at the U of Arkansas at Fayetteville on October 14, 2008 at 7:30. This is aprt of his Octuba Tour. The full calender can be found here:

http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?sr ... a/New_York

I have a string quintet arrangement of Tranquillo, you can have a listen to it here...
http://hammytuba.com/tubatranquillo.html" target="_blank


Let me know!

I believe there's an arrangement of Rachmaninov's "Vocalise," for tuba and strings. Cimarron music press, i believe.