Very taxing ensemble format

[imperialbari]

http://fu-ching-gido.bandcamp.com/album/fu-ching-gido

[Donn]

Tuba virtuosity notwithstanding, drums seem to be the star here. There are a couple videos online. Fun to watch her, she's very good and has an engaging presence too.

[Three Valves]

Fun to watch her, she's very good and has an engaging presence too.

I got the hots for Asian Chicks too!!

[imperialbari]

I wasn't aware of the videos until the mentioning here. From listening to them I understand the relative evaluation of these two players.

However I posted on the basis of listening to the loop of several songs behind the link that I gave. There the tuba sound is recorded much better, so that the tuba projects at least as much as the drums.

Gideon Juckes and I have corresponded infrequently since I bought my Boosey 1923 F comper from him in 2008. He sent me this link. Aside from the musicianship I admire his stamina, which I told him. They try to keep each piece at max 3 minutes and sets at max 1 hour.

He reported a loss of several pounds during this project. With the looks of the lady there may be other reasons than tubism for that.

Klaus

[Donn]

I wasn't aware of the videos until the mentioning here. From listening to them I understand the relative evaluation of these two players.

Well, my comment was as much an evaluation of the listener. Like I said, "tuba virtuosity notwithstanding" -- he's amazing, but how long can anyone listen to a tuba with sustained interest? Live performance of course magnifies the disparity, as she's a very animated performer, but it was the audio drum performance that motivated me to look up the videos.

[Rick F]

Too much drums for my tastes. Overpowers the good tuba playing IMHO.

[bort]

I agree, it seems really fu-ching taxing!