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Hi,
My conductor just called me this morning to QUICKLY find a Tuba solo for me next year because I'm graduating,
I'm playing it on a large C tuba and I need it to be with a Concert band arrangement, not a too tough solo (Grade 5 or less).
The only known tuba-band solo over here in Israel is Solo Pomposo.. I'm sure there are other things over there!..
I'd REALLY appreciate your help, thanks in advance, Itai

There is always the standard Beelzebub. As a rank amateur I played it with a community band and was able to do it alright, but it isn't too basic. I don't know if you can find it in print still though.

Martin Ellerbys Tuba concerto is brilliant ! Grade 5 - probably.I think you can find a performance on youtube....or not, sheetmusicplus.com has it , and you can listen to it there...

"Suite for Tuba" Don Haddad
"Concertino" Frank Bencriscutto
"From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific" Herbert Clark
"Tuba Concerto" Walter Ross
"Tuba Rhapsody" Clare Grundman

Good luck!

tclements wrote: "Concertino" Frank Bencriscutto

I second the Bencriscutto! Really fun, with some lengthy cadenzas.

Thanks again for your help guys, I have looked over the pieces and it seems that none of them would actually fit my needs..
I need something that is shorter than 5 minutes, simple and catchy (not a concerto) and of course, easy work for the orchestra because it consists kids as young as 13 years old..

here's a "golden oldie" that I hadn't thought of for years!

"A Touch of Tuba" by Art Dedrick. Grade 4, I think, and published by Kendor. Corny, but fun.

Bass in the Ballroom by Roy Newsome seems to fulfil your requirements.

It is quite effective and playable on whatever key of tuba you use - I have at various times played on Eb, CC and F. It is only about 3 minutes long, so fulfils your criteria.

http://www.studio-music.co.uk/acatalog/ ... d01050_2d0

"The Mighty Deep" by W.H. Jude and "Storm King" by J. Ringleben. Both are available with band accompaniment from Stephen Shoop Music Publications.

I second the vote for the Frank Bencriscutto "Concertino for Tuba and Band."

You might could try "Concertino for Tuba" by James Curnow. It has a band accompaniment for the piece. It's not too hard and you might could squeeze it under 5 minutes.

Our entire tuba section of four played in unison "Al Hayes" (aka Henry Fillmore) Solo Pomposo with our Community Concert Band a year ago last Spring. It's fairly easy (our first sight reading went fairly well) and a crowd pleaser in addition to being fun. It lasts about 5 1/2 min.

A couple of suggestions:
Swann - Two moods
Strauss - Horn concerto #1 (works really good for tuba)
Thingnæs - Song for Michael + Concertino (Norwegian)
Graziani - Variations on Haydn`s theme (horn - works well on tuba)
Kenny - Hornblowers holiday (horn - works well on tuba)
Saint-Säens - The Elephant
Wilder - Effie suite
Madsen - Intro and Allegro (Norwegian)
Gudim - Concert suite + Variations on a Norwegian folktune (Norwegian)
Gregson - Tuba concerto
Vaughan Williams - Tuba concerto
Nielsen - Skogtrollet (Wood goblin - unsure about the translation - Bassoon - Danish)
Laurendeau - Elephantine polka ??
Roger