looking for cool tuba solo w/ wind ensemble

[jimgray]

any suggestions would be appreciated-

I have considered the Gregson and Benson (Helix), but am looking for some other options.

thanks-
Jim

[The Jackson]

I don't know how you are using your ensemble terminology, but Grundman's "Tuba Rhapsody" is for tuba and symphonic band. It's incredibly fun to play. I don't see mention of it too much here, but it's a great piece that I think deserves a checking-out.

[jimgray]

Nice suggestion! Thanks-

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I hadn't heard of that before, but it does sound like it would be fun to play.

[jimgray]

boy - you've gotta love the internet!

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Does anyone that has played (or heard) the Ewazen care to comment on it?

[eupher61]

The Grundman is fun to play.

The Bruce Broughton Concerto/Sonata (not it's official title, but it's fitting) is well written, not really easy, and the best 2nd movement this side of RVW.

Barbara York's Concerto was restructured for band, but I'm not sure of the status of it.

Undoubtedly BVD will chime in soon!

[BVD Press]

The Grundman is fun to play.

The Bruce Broughton Concerto/Sonata (not it's official title, but it's fitting) is well written, not really easy, and the best 2nd movement this side of RVW.

Barbara York's Concerto was restructured for band, but I'm not sure of the status of it.

Undoubtedly BVD will chime in soon!

All packaged and ready to go. It was premiered at Eastman earlier this year by Alex Reeder. On the Cimaron site, there are sound samples with Orchestra.

I think it is fun, musical and very solid chart!

[BVD Press]

any suggestions would be appreciated-

I have considered the Gregson and Benson (Helix), but am looking for some other options.

thanks-
Jim

Can you give the level of the ensemble you are planning to play with? Sometimes this a is a determining factor in what a soloist can and cannot choose unfortunately or fortunately!

The Vaughan WIlliams also has an accompaniment done by Denis Wick which works well.

[Scott Sutherland]

The piano reduction is fairly lame and difficult. The writing is quite idiomatic for all the instruments in the accompaniment and this does not transfer over to piano very well.

Bruce Broughton wrote the Sonata for tuba and piano first and orchestrated the piano part a couple of years later for wind ensemble. He's a gifted piano player (played the premiere with Tommy Johnson), as well as orchestrator.

Scott

[jmanning]

Jim,

Try Brandts "Four Temperaments", it's perfect.

[kontrabass]

Hello folks,
If you'll forgive the self-promotion, I've got a new piece for tuba and wind ensemble that was a finalist for this year's ITEA Harvey Phillips composition award. It's a 13-minute concertino in three continuous movements. I'd be honoured to have it performed by a fellow tubenetter!

Here's a recording of me reading (poorly) with the piano reduction:
http://media.putfile.com/Concertino-for ... no-version" target="_blank" target="_blank

And here's a MIDI mockup of the wind ensemble parts:
http://media.putfile.com/Concertino-orchestrated" target="_blank" target="_blank

It's not yet published but I have PDFs available - send me a PM if interested.
Cheers,
Rob Teehan

[Scott Sutherland]

I would really like to see what he did to the piano part when he re-orchestrated it with strings, which he also told me about in that phone call (either that he had already done this or was about to do so). I have never heard this version, nor have I heard of it being performed by anyone. Is there a full orchestral accompaniment available, Scott? If so, who is the rental agent?

I'm not sure who the rental agent is, but yes, the full orchestral accompaniment was completed and was made available, last I heard. The premiere of the full orchestral accompaniment was performed a few years ago by Carol Jantsch and the now-defunct Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra.

Scott

[JHardisk]

Check out Aldo Forte's Dance Rhapsody for Tuba and Band. Andy Rummel (a frequent tubenetter/prof. @ Illinois State/former Air Force Bandsman) played the premiere, as it was written for him. There is a recording at the Heritage of America band's website. Check out the CD entitled "Band Dances".

The piece is very audience friendly, well orchestrated, and the tuba part sits in a great register. Aldo really has a great piece that hsn't gotten the mileage it deserves.


****Shameless plug time****


I'll be playing this in the spring with the Air Force Band of Flight. Stay tuned for details!

[LARSONTUBA]

Barry McKimm - Concerto has band accompaniment
Plog - 3 Miniatures has band accompaniment

Some of the tunes like Blue Bells of Scotland, Napoli, and Carnival of Venice have band accompaniment as well.

There is band accompaniment for Bach's Air and Bouree as transcribed by Bill Bell and J. Ed. Barat's Intro and Dance.

I am a big fan of most of Barton Cummings' works, some of which are scored for wind band.

I also really like the Broughton Concerto, the Ewazen Concerto, and the Vaughan Williams Concerto when they are accompanied by band. The Jager Concerto is also a really nice piece for tuba and band.

Hopefully some of these strike your fancy.

Does anyone know if the Koetsier Concertino has band accompaniment?

Andy Larson

[jimgray]

Thanks for the great suggestions, all-
I purchased a copy of the Broughton, and am finding it an accessible launchpad for some (hopefully) good music making.
We'll see - working on it!

It works pretty well on my MW rotary Eb (though I suspect it might work better on a 3/4 CC, at least for me).

Does anyone know of any recordings of this piece with band?
I'd really love to hear the whole thing...
I'd like to check out Velvet's recording of this - have not done so yet-

Are there any (bootleg?) recordings of Tommy Johnson doing this?
I'd really love to hear that-

cheers-
Jim

[pierso20]

I'll write you one! For one...million...dollars......

[jeopardymaster]

Seems to me there is a setting of Variations on "Endearing Young Charms" for tuba and winds that isn't too bad.

[Art Hovey]

"The Carioca" that Harvey Phillips recorded some years ago is still the coolest tuba solo with band accompaniment ever. The charts are barely legible, but it's in the military band library. Seems to me there was some talk about publishing it. Did that ever happen?