Wikipedia list of notable tuba players......

[Cunningham]

Hi all,

I created this page for a class. Obviously it is not a complete list, so I wanted to invite you all to add to the list or update any information that may no longer be current. Also, I found very few birth dates so if any of you know those, please add them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tuba_players

Thanks!

[peter birch]

you could add

Les Neish, Patrick Harrild, Steve Sykes, all from the UK

[Charlie Goodman]

Mike Roylance, Carol Jantsch, Sergio Carolino?

[Chris Smith]

Is there any good reason why the list of euphonium players is longer then the one for tuba? And what makes a tuba player "notable"? I think it would be a good resource for those looking into colleges if this information was actually up to date and complete. I am pretty sure that Toby Hanks is no longer teaching at MSM unless he is sharing the duties with Alan Baer. I am also pretty sure that Mike Roylance is teaching at Boston University as well as New England Conservatory and Charles Villarubia is in Austin.

Some more to add to the list could include the tuba players in some of the major orchestras in the United States as well as the major conservatories and Universities.

[rocksanddirt]

ha! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Baer

and there another biographical sketch of a notable tuba player (tubist).

Created out of whole electrons off the internetz

[BVD Press]

A few more for you:

Winston Morris, John Griffiths, Mike Forbes, Chris Olka and Ken Amis

[Matt G]

Is this all they require of DMA students now in regards to academic rigor?

[Wilco]

Perry Hoogendijk http://www.perryhoogendijk.com/" target="_blank

Tubist of the Concertgebouworchestra. Changed the sound of the orchestra dramatically! Fantastic player. You should hear for example Concert grosso from Brass of the Concertgebouw or Bruckner 8....

[Uncle Buck]

August Helleberg needs to be on the list.

[Cunningham]

I suddenly remember why I rarely visit TubeNet these days.

I was asked to START a tuba list because there was a euphonium list, but no tuba list. So I did. I never claimed it to be an exhaustive list. Where would I draw the line? I was simply sharing the list for any of you who might be interested in editing the list YOURSELF. That is how wikipedia works.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:About

If anyone is curious about the academic requirements for my doctoral degree, feel free to send me a PM. As Mr. Gilchrest so eloquently pointed out, I have plenty of free time to answer any questions you might have.

If this thread continues to evolve into immature drivel, I welcome the moderators to delete the entire thread.

For those of you who are sincerely interested in contributing to the list, here is the link again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tuba_players

Thanks! And stay classy, folks!

[paco1013]

Rex Conner - University of Kentucky (1960-1980): First Full-time Tuba Professor Ever!
Skip Gray - University of Kentucky (1980-curent): http://www.uky.edu/FineArts/Music/faculty/skip_gray/
Robert Tucci

[David Richoux]

Howard Johnson, Bob Stewart, Marcus Rojas, Mark Rubin, Red Callendar, Joe Tarto, all have many recordings, playing (or played) in many jazz or other popular styles. Lots of others I could mention, but those come to mind quickly. Some already have pretty good Wiki pages, others need much more!

[brianf]

How about those who have been awarded ITEA's lifetime Achievment Awards?
http://www.iteaonline.org/2008/community/com/pgs/bd.php" target="_blank

[TubaRay]

I suddenly remember why I rarely visit TubeNet these days.

I was asked to START a tuba list because there was a euphonium list, but no tuba list. So I did. I never claimed it to be an exhaustive list. Where would I draw the line? I was simply sharing the list for any of you who might be interested in editing the list YOURSELF. That is how wikipedia works.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:About

If anyone is curious about the academic requirements for my doctoral degree, feel free to send me a PM. As Mr. Gilchrest so eloquently pointed out, I have plenty of free time to answer any questions you might have.

If this thread continues to evolve into immature drivel, I welcome the moderators to delete the entire thread.

For those of you who are sincerely interested in contributing to the list, here is the link again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tuba_players

Thanks! And stay classy, folks!

Now that's what I call defending your position! If you simply attack all of TubeNet, I'm certain you get to the one who has attacked your post. Just for the record, some of us were trying to understand your criteria for the list, in order to know who we feel might deserve to be on it. Admittedly, someone probably stepped over the line a bit. So now I guess you are going to(proverbially) "throw out the baby with the bathwater."

[Posaune2]

I would think that any list of important tuba players would have to include Mel Culbertson. My understanding is that he was the first player to win an orchestral position in France using an instrument other than the french C tuba, and in doing so, he started that instrument down the road to virtual extinction.

I don't think there another player who can claim to have dramatically changed the sound of an entire country's orchestras to the extent that Mel did.

Eric Carlson

[The Big Ben]

I suddenly remember why I rarely visit TubeNet these days.

I was asked to START a tuba list because there was a euphonium list, but no tuba lis
If this thread continues to evolve into immature drivel, I welcome the moderators to delete the entire thread.

For those of you who are sincerely interested in contributing to the list, here is the link again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tuba_players

Thanks! And stay classy, folks!

Now that's what I call defending your position! If you simply attack all of TubeNet, I'm certain you get to the one who has attacked your post. Just for the record, some of us were trying to understand your criteria for the list, in order to know who we feel might deserve to be on it.

With (or without) the OPs indulgence, I'd like to propose some catagories that might get people thinking:

1. Teaching: Tubists whose major influence has been on the teaching front. They haven't done a lot of recording or playing with famous groups but have managed to turn out many quality players over a long period of time. Also, their methods are widely used by other teachers.

2. Performance: Tubists whose major influence has been in the performance hall or in the recording studio. They have played on many recordings and have raised the bar significantly in the art of tuba performance. Also, they may have influenced a particular type and style of tuba performance over a great number of years.

3. Teaching and Performance: Tubists who are a combination of 1 and 2.

Just suggestions to get this moving in a positive direction. If the sports groups can do this with athletes, tubists can do it with performers and teachers.