Neptune wrote:Bahrain with orchestra play Brahms Requiem. I out of the blue got email asking me to play all expenses paid and I initially thought it a wind-up.
I flew out with Eb tuba strapped into the seat beside me and was met at aurport and was guest of (I think) the US military attaché in his villa.
I'm guessing this was before you were married?
2007, the year before I met my wife.
Not that it would stop me now. She is very tolerant of my tuba playing
Principal tuba, Bel Air Community Band
Old (early 1900s?) Alexander BBb proto-163
1976 Sonora (B&S 101) 4-rotor BBb
1964 Conn 20J/21J BBb (one body, both bells)
~1904 York 3P BBb Helicon
Old Alex Comp.F, in shop
