Tuba Ensembles From the Past

[Steve Marcus]

When reading the personnel list of tubists on recordings of university ensembles from years ago, it's fascinating to find names that are very familiar many years hence. These now well-known tubists were "just" students at the time. But it's also interesting to learn what happened to the other tubists whose names are not as easily recognizable.

For example:

A 1971-1972 Golden Crest recording of the University of Michigan Tuba Ensemble, coached by Abe Torchinsky, included the following members:

Warren Deck
Steve Seward
David Wilson (who, sadly, recently succombed to cancer)

Whatever happened to the other tubists on the recording? Are they still playing tuba?

Dale Allen
John Bland
Gerald Brabenec
Scott Brahm
Jospeh Carl
Philip Evenden
Thomas Harsay
David Heroy
Philip Sanborn
Leonard Swanson
Mark Vasicek