TubaMeister Christmas San Antonio

[TubaRay]

TUBAMEISTER CHRISTMAS
Conductor: Lee Hipp, Principal Tuba of the San Antonio Symphony

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2006
Registration: Begins @ 9:45 a.m.
Rehearsal: 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Rehearsal
Location: St. Johns Lutheran Church
502 E. Nueva
San Antonio, Texas
Concert: 12:00 noon @ the Arneson River Theater(S.A. Riverwalk)
Cost: $5.00 donation requested(includes a copy of the music)

Participants should bring a music stand or lyre. A strap may be helpful in holding the instrument, as the concert will be performed while standing(If you are unable to stand, please call or contact the number below to make special arrangements).

Music is approximately grade 1 1/2 - 2. Therefore, it is playable by very young to more advanced players.

For more information, please contact Ray Grim(TubaRay@satx.rr.com) or at (210)558-6549.

Visit the event website at: http://tubameister.sa-arts.net

[TubaRay]

It's tomorrow. Come join us if you can. I believe we have a really nice event.

[TubaRay]

Well, the 2006 TubaMeister Christmas is over, and I believe, a great success. It seems that the number eight come up a couple of times. First, we had 88 participants. Secondly, the high today in San Antonio was 80 degrees(with the sun shining).

We had participants ranging in age, from 11 to 84 years. We had two double bell euphoniums and a helicon. There was a pretty good balance of parts. Believe it or not, I didn't hear any blatting on the concert. There was a good crowd in the Arneson River Theater. Several barges(actually, boats) came by with tourists aboard.

Prior to the event, we had good media coverage. Not much coverage of the actual event, though. The local paper ran an article in the Weekender with two pictures and good information about us.

TubeNet members knuxie, Lee Hipp, and of course TubaRay were in attendance. Any of you guys and gals who have the opportunity, come on down to S.A. and join us next year. You won't be disappointed.

All in all, a good time was had(probably) by all.