Bass doesn’t have to be… well, bass! Pretty much any sound can be pressed into low-end service, including vocals, percussion and found sound When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

The tuba is one of the most powerful and prominent instruments in the symphony orchestra. Tubaist Ralph Hepola has played on outstanding classical recordings (see selected discography below), but this ...

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival begins Friday, and music fans from all over the world will flock to the city's racetrack for seven days of music. A lot of things make New Orleans a one-of-a ...

As any musician knows, it takes a lot of brass to be a tuba player. Generally, tubas range in size from the B-flat tenor (10 Ibs., 151 in. of tubing), which is hugged to the player’s chest and ...

Concertos written for the tuba are very rare. A concerto written for the massive low brass instrument with a movement that seeks to replicate the sounds of a wind tunnel is unique. The third movement ...