Recording of DANCES by John Stevens?

[Rob]

I've got a friend who's playing the tuba quartet Dances by John Stevens in a few months and is wondering if there is a recording anywhere of it that he could listen to. So if anyone has done it or knows where I might find one, I'd be appreciative.

Thanks, Rob

[jonesbrass]

Toby Hanks - Sampler

http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B00004SG4J" target="_blank" target="_blank

TOTALLY INSPIRATIONAL! Toby Hanks, Sam Pilafian, John Stevens, Steven Johns . . . you've got to hear this one!!

[BVD Press]

Sotto Voce:

http://tubaquartet.com/shop.html" target="_blank

[SirCharls]

Hello Everyone,

Even though there are some remarkable recordings out there, I went ahead and put up the quartet recording from my senior recital. This was back in March of 1998, and there is a little story behind it.

I was really fortunate to work with John Rider, Wade Rackley and Raul Rodriguez. When I was but a freshman at North Texas, I was honored to be asked by these guys to play the Stevens Dances (I played 4th part) on Raul's Master's Recital. I told them way back then that when I played my senior recital, no matter where they were, they would have to come back and play Dances for me on my recital. What a whiny kid I must have been...

Years later, (we won't say how many...but it was far more than 4) I finally did my senior recital, and begged these guys to come back. They had all moved on to great gigs. John was/is a member of an Air Force band in Ohio (or some place!) Wade was/is principal tuba of a symphony in Mississippi, and Raul was/is a Tuba professor at what was then called Southwest Texas State University. It was so much fun to have these guys come back after all those years. We played one rehearsal and then the performance. It was good, and I have cherished that memory ever since.

Not the best recording out there, but I like it. One note, I played the solo part on movements 1 & 3. John Rider is the gorgeous sound you hear on movement 2.

I edited out the "ad. lib." sections. I felt I probably would have to get their permission to put that up somewhere, and frankly I was too lazy to get their permissions...

Be well, let me know what you think, by email. Have a good day fellas.

Charles D. Ortega
Principal Tuba
Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra
Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra
Apollo Chamber Brass http://www.apollochamberbrass.com
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the recording is on the page below:
http://www.charlesortega.com

[Rob]

Thank you to all who responded. The link to the CD looks great and perhaps in the future I'll check it out.

As for the Elephants suggestion to contact Charles Ortega, it worked out very well and he has posted a recording of Dances on the player on the bottom of his webpage, check it out.

Thank you too to Charles for having and placing a recording in an accessible area of the web. Very easy to get to, to use and to listen to.

Rob "now has something new to listen too and is wondering how I can get into that quartet of my friends to play"