Tuba Bach 2008
The stage is set for a spectactular 2008 season for the Tuba Bach Chamber Music Festival.
It's not just the Tuba. It's much more than Bach. It's a series of Sunday afternoon concerts featuring internationally acclaimed tuba/euphonium artist and composer and Big Rapids resident Dr. Edward K. Mallett, joined by outstanding musicians in diverse programs ranging from opera to bluegrass, avant garde to rockabilly, and - of course - Bach.
All Tuba Bach concerts are free and open to all!
Attention all Low Brass Players:
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Tuba Bach
Tuba/Euphonium Weekend
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Tuba Bach's goal is to provide the Big Rapids area community the opportunity to attend and experience world class performances of chamber music in their own town, free of charge. It's truly a community music event.
2008 TubaBach Performers
- Lansing-based jazz vocalist Sunny Wilkinson with pianist Ron Newman and drummer Larry Ochiltree.
- The Tuba Bach Quartet featuring Ed Mallett, Philip Sinder, Charles Guy, and Demondrae Thurmon. Also featuring a community tuba/euphonium ensemble.
- Traverse City harpist Sylvia Norris.
- Two world-renowned performers will grace the Tuba Bach stage - bass player Steve Bailey and drummer Bernie Dresel.
- Conductor Jane Wright with the Capital City Ringers, Community Chorus, Paul Heidemann, Organ, and Janet Mallett, Piano. Original music written by local composers Robert Garrels, Kent Boulton, Richard Scott Cohen, and Matthew Moresi.
- Mady Kouyate & The Heat of Africa
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Tuba Bach is presented in conjunction with STAGE-M: Society for Theatre Arts Growth and Enjoyment in the Mid-Michigan area.