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Howdy fellow tubenetters,
Anyone else out there playing through the Studies on Christmas Carols by Arthur Frackenpohl? I dig them out every year to play with students in December. They are a little hokey, but some of them are fun to play.

ken k

been playing those and using them since about 1983 or so. fun, fun stuff.

Axiom Brass (Kevin Harrison, tuba), has performed Jim Stephenson's recently completed Wassail, Wassail All Over the Tuba. It covers a relatively wide range on the horn. But Jim is a trumpet player (formerly played professionally, now concentrating on composition and arranging), so he has made a technically-sounding work (a take-off on "Carnival of Venice") quite manageable on CC tuba.

Despite the fact that Jim is an extremely accomplished composer whose works are getting played all over the world, I didn't mean for this to turn into a plug. But I've had the pleasure of performing two of Jim's compositions this year and he has become a good friend (it helps that he lives locally). Check it out at http://www.stephensonmusic.com. Jim has written lots of good music for tuba, including a concerto that was performed (and recorded?) by James Jenkins and the Jacksonville Symphony.

This work is out of print, unfortunately. Does anyone have it for sale? I spoke with Kendor Music on the phone and they said a copy can be legally made from an original as long as I pay them. Can anyone help me out with this? Thanks in advance.

Jeremy Howe
Retired Army Band Tuba Player
harmonyrivermusic.com