Re: Paul Haugen [sic] Haugan ?
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 2:03 am
Unfortunately, Bloke, it is true. Paul Haugan passed away on Saturday.
Paul was a special friend to me. We shared many personal details of our lives. While Paul could talk a blue streak, he was also a sensitive listener. He empathized with how my parents had restricted my musical activities as a child, and he rejoiced in how I have been able to enjoy professional musical experiences with my tuba or piano in my adulthood.
For some reason, I saved two voice mail messages that I received from Paul within the last few days. I would be happy to share those VM's and some of Paul's recent (and lengthy!) emails with anyone who was a close friend of Paul's.
Some months ago, I posted a thread about how Paul was the first tubist whom I had ever witnessed being motioned by the conductor for the first solo bow in a non-concerto performance:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=43060&p=373387&hilit=Haugan#p373387
What was not part of that post was that Paul was very curious about my Conn 48K Jumbo sousaphone. Since Paul had taken much time showing me his tuba collection in his home, I brought the Jumbo with me to the Madison performance. After the concert, Paul wanted to play my horn. But security threw us out of Overture Hall. So we went to a nearby parking garage which had considerable reverberation. Paul wailed on my Jumbo, and loved it! On big Paul, it looked like normal sized sousaphone!
Yes, Paul was big, and so was his heart. He will be profoundly missed by tubists and non-tubists alike.
Paul was a special friend to me. We shared many personal details of our lives. While Paul could talk a blue streak, he was also a sensitive listener. He empathized with how my parents had restricted my musical activities as a child, and he rejoiced in how I have been able to enjoy professional musical experiences with my tuba or piano in my adulthood.
For some reason, I saved two voice mail messages that I received from Paul within the last few days. I would be happy to share those VM's and some of Paul's recent (and lengthy!) emails with anyone who was a close friend of Paul's.
Some months ago, I posted a thread about how Paul was the first tubist whom I had ever witnessed being motioned by the conductor for the first solo bow in a non-concerto performance:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=43060&p=373387&hilit=Haugan#p373387
What was not part of that post was that Paul was very curious about my Conn 48K Jumbo sousaphone. Since Paul had taken much time showing me his tuba collection in his home, I brought the Jumbo with me to the Madison performance. After the concert, Paul wanted to play my horn. But security threw us out of Overture Hall. So we went to a nearby parking garage which had considerable reverberation. Paul wailed on my Jumbo, and loved it! On big Paul, it looked like normal sized sousaphone!
Yes, Paul was big, and so was his heart. He will be profoundly missed by tubists and non-tubists alike.
