Villarrubia To Premier Grantham Tuba Concerto!

[Kevin Miller]

Just received this email today. How Cool! Knock 'em dead Chuck!


Dear friends and colleagues -

Hi All - We are hosting a very special and exciting event at the Butler School of Music, and you and your students are invited to attend as honored guests! This event will be of particular interest to all of your brass players, as it features one of the finest tuba virtuosos in America. Please see below and email Maria Tway to reserve your VIP tickets for the pre-concert event!

On Tuesday, March 27 at 7:30 PM, The University of Texas Wind Symphony and UT faculty tuba soloist Charles Villarrubia will premiere Donald Grantham's TUBA CONCERTO in Bates Recital Hall on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin.

The concert is free and open to the public. Special VIP tickets, which include access to a private pre-concert “sneak-peak” with the composer, soloist, and ensemble are available to you and your students by contacting Maria Tway via email ( mtway@austin.utexas.edu" target="_blank" target="_blank ) or phone (512) 232-1903. The schedule for evening is as follows:

6:00 PM Meet the composer and soloist for VIPs only - refreshments served - MBE 2.114
6:30 PM Pre-Concert talk and preview of excerpts from the Grantham TUBA CONCERTO - Bates Recital Hall
7:00 PM Doors open to general public
7:30 PM Concert

About the work and soloist:
Donald Grantham's Tuba Concerto is a twenty-minute, three-movement tour de force for tuba soloist. The work explores a wide array of range, style, color and character, all of which Mr. Villarrubia exhibits effortlessly on his instrument. Every musician will be impressed with Mr. Villarrubia's stirring and inspiring sense of musical line, and brass players will simply be in awe of his astounding technique. This promises to be a night to remember for all who attend!

The complete program is as follows:

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
BUTLER SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Wind Symphony
Robert M. Carnochan, conductor

Scott S. Hanna, guest conductor

Charles Villarrubia, tuba



Song of the Telegraph (2010) - Ian Dicke (b. 1982)
I. Across the Wires
II. Song of the Clouds
III. Bluebird's Halo
Scott S. Hanna, guest conductor


*Tuba Concerto (2012) – Donald Grantham (b. 1947)
I. Fiery and bold
II. Languid and expressive
III. Boisterous! Tiny Parham in memoriam
Charles Villarrubia, tuba


Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber (1943) - Paul Hindemith (1895-1963), trans. Keith Wilson
I. Allegro
II. Scherzo (Turandot), Moderato
III. Andantino
IV. March


*World Premiere Performance

[bigboymusic]

Wow, that will be a great concert. Villarrubia is a stud. And the UT ensembles are great as well. I'm looking forward to a recording!!!! Is this work going to ba available soon?

[mbell]

Looks like there will be an audio webcast of this:
http://www.music.utexas.edu/calendar/de ... x?id=19464" target="_blank

I'd love to be there, but I have a rehearsal that night. I'm a bit tempted to skip the rehearsal. I'll see if I can get my computer to record the webcast.

I studied a bit with Grantham. He's a good guy and I like everything of his I have heard. I've known Steve Bryant for years and I know he is still at UT. I didn't realize they had brought on another tuba faculty member.

mike

[bigboymusic]

Just bumping so people like don't forget to listen online!!!!

[AHynds]

Cool piece! And with a great performance by Prof. Villarrubia and the UT Wind Symphony. Here's to hoping the piece is available soon, hopefully with a piano version or something for those of us not able to use a wind ensemble.