In a symphony orchestra, the tuba is like a ship's engine: it produces a rumble that is hardly noticeable when it is there, but is sorely missed when it is not.
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As any musician knows, it takes a lot of brass to be a tuba player.
Arizona artist wins top award at Crazy Horse art show PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota artists have won all but one category at an annual art show at Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills. But the top prize, best of show, went to Navajo rug maker Juanita Bancroft of Tuba City, Arizona.
June 16, 2013 - KSFY Sioux Falls
Parker’s journey cut short Tuba City, Ariz. — Maria Parker’s journey across the country was cut short Thursday. With more than 2,300 miles still to go, her team was involved in an accident in which their van, supplies and Parker’s two replacement bikes were destroyed.
June 14, 2013 - The Robesonian
Tom Izzo in USA Today I didn't have any experience of 70-some thousand people, and a lot of them pulling for us,said Izzo, who was worried his players would be so emotional from the surroundings that "the first shot might hit the tuba player."
John Lennon in InformationWeek In an interview in Rolling Stone magazine in 1971, John Lennon said: "I'm an artist, and if you give me a tuba, I'll bring you something out of it."
Julieta Venegas in Newsday For me, the tuba was my favorite,Venegas said. "When you get into the acoustic world, you discover that all the folkloric music of the world has super-beautiful instruments. So I chose a Mexican vihuela, the Brazilian cavaquinho, and a...