2010 BOSTON TUBACHRISTMAS

[MikeMilnarik]

First a note about Harvey Phillips...

Harvey Phillips worked tirelessly in gaining exposure for the tuba and euphonium, and so many of the compositions we now enjoy were either directly commissioned by him or he had a great influence on having others encourage composers to write for us. My first tuba teacher Donald A. Stanley was very good friends with Mr. Phillips and he stressed the importance of exposure of our instrument, commissioning new works, and not photo copying music so that (among other reasons) composers could make a living and would continue to write for us.

THANK YOU, Mr. Phillips for all of your blood, sweat and tears. You will be greatly missed.

I am the director of the Boston TubaChristmas, which of course is presented through the Harvey Phillips Foundation. This year is Boston's 25th Anniversary which will be celebrated by having guest conductor Jim O'Dell back - who first presented TubaChristmas in Boston and did so for 18 years. I hope that those of you that can make it will join us to celebrate the magnitude of Mr. Phillips' contributions, the celebration of the great instruments we play, and to celebrate the holiday season. Information is posted at http://www.bostontubachristmas.com" target="_blank

I hope to set a new record in Boston this year for our 25th, but if you can't make it here, please try to attend a TubaChristmas near you!

Mike Milnarik

[MikeMilnarik]

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