Fulcrum Point

TubaBob · Post by **TubaBob** » Sun May 20, 2007 7:45 pm

Yesterday, I heard a great group (BQ plus drum set, listed in the program as Fulcrum Point) play at Millenium Park in Chicago. It was the School of the Art Institute's graduation ceremony.

They Kicked!

LARSONTUBA · Post by **LARSONTUBA** » Sun May 20, 2007 8:10 pm

http://www.fulcrumpoint.org/home.htm

You can find more info here. They are a fantastic group. They performed here at UWMilwaukee a few months ago, and, as was already said, they kicked! Exciting things from this group!!

Steve Marcus · Post by **Steve Marcus** » Sun May 20, 2007 9:00 pm

Rex Martin is the regular tuba player for Fulcrum Point. He showed me one of the scores that he had to play for them a couple of years ago. It consisted of fast eighth notes in a crazy meter like 29/8 (similar to Zappa, but a different composer). Whew!

TubaBob · Post by **TubaBob** » Sun May 20, 2007 10:14 pm

tubashaman wrote:whats a BQ, is this about tuba?

Sorry! Yes Brass Quintet: two trumpets, horn trombone, tuba

Kudos to Rex -the tuba rocked!

CrappyEuph · Post by **CrappyEuph** » Sun May 20, 2007 10:49 pm

Steve said:

Rex Martin is the regular tuba player for Fulcrum Point. He showed me one of the scores that he had to play for them a couple of years ago. It consisted of fast eighth notes in a crazy meter like 29/8 (similar to Zappa, but a different composer). Whew!

I think this must have been the same excerpt that Professor Martin then put on our pool audition - euphoniums too, in the written octave!

It was the hardest excerpt I've ever played in my life.

- Jamie