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A Weighty Issue

PUBLISHED: June 11, 2008, John Ericson

This summer I have several projects and performances in preparation. Besides presenting on the Wagner tuba at the IHS event in Denver I will be performing a work on Wagner tuba and a work on horn in recital there, and I will also be performing the last movement of Mozart 3 the week before. In [...]

Two Things from a Trumpet Class

PUBLISHED: April 18, 2008, John Ericson

I often say that you can pick up a lot from other brass players. Soloist and Arizona State University Regents Professor of trumpet David Hickman gave on Wednesday a version of his presentation/demonstration for the ITG conference this summer for our Brass Area. In it there were two points that stood out for me. 1. [...]

Tuben in Hollywood

PUBLISHED: March 26, 2008, John Ericson

Episode 42 of The Mellocast is an interview with film music librarian, Karen M. Smith. Proving that the show is not “all mellophone all the time,” early in the podcast was an interesting discussion of current Wagner tuba use in Hollywood. The upcoming movie Speed Racer has “tuben all over the place” and much use [...]

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My Wagner Tuba Page

PUBLISHED: December 21, 2007, John Ericson

I have added a new section to my main website, The Wagner Tuba Page, which gives background information on the instrument and links in addition to a description of my new book on playing the Wagner tuba. Check it out for more information on instruments such as these, called for in major works of Wagner, [...]

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Background on Playing the Wagner Tuba

PUBLISHED: November 15, 2007, John Ericson

When I started thinking out of the box after turning in my tenure file and considered launching a publishing venture I really got going with ideas for projects. In all I do I try to think about questions such as what am I uniquely positioned to do? What unique experiences do I have? What unique [...]

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Playing a Double Wagner Tuba this Week

PUBLISHED: September 12, 2007, John Ericson
Paxman double Wagner tuba

I am playing extra horn this week with The Phoenix Symphony, seventh horn and Wagner tuba on The Rite of Spring. It has made this week especially busy but I enjoy briefly playing in orchestra again on these large works. The one notable experience of the week is this is my first performance in some [...]

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