2006 Fort Worth Merry Tubachristmas

[Stephen Shoop]

December 5, 2006

EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL FORT WORTH MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS CONCERT

Over 175 area tuba and euphonium players will present the eighteenth annual Fort Worth Merry TUBACHRISTMAS concert on Thursday, December 21. The performance will take place outdoors under the canopy at the north end of the Fort Worth Convention Center (intersection of Main and 9th Streets), downtown Fort Worth at 12:00 noon. This year’s conductor will be Fort Worth native, band director, and longtime Tubachristmas coordinator—Dr. Steve Shoop. Master of ceremonies will be local media personality Alex Burton.

The concert, free of charge and open to the public, is presented by the D-FW area chapter of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association (I.T.E.A.) and the Harvey Phillips Foundation. Local sponsorship and assistance is provided by Holze Music, Mc Kay Music, Mr. E’s Music Company, Music and Arts Centers, and Williamson Music.

TUBACHRISTMAS concerts are performed annually in over 150 cities throughout the United States and Canada. These concerts are presented as a tribute to the late, great William J. Bell who was born on Christmas Day in 1902. “Billâ€