The Tuba Soloist: Where to sit on stage?

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The Tuba Soloist: Where to sit on stage?

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I'm about to start rehearsing with the university's wind ensemble for the upcoming April concert. I spoke with the conductor about where I should sit. I told him that I believed the best place was on his right, with my bell (playing an 822 F) facing the audience.

Any advice, experiences? Every tuba soloist I've seen (with a horn with front-action valves) with an ensemble was on the right side of the conductor.


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Ideally,you want to have the audience boresighted with your bell as much as possible but remember,the conductor has the last word.
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For a solo performance, why not stand?
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