The idea for this collaboration came about through my desire to perform as a Canadian citizen on the greatest day of the year where we all come together as one and show our true colours of the Great White North … what better way to do this than with so many of my tuba colleagues […]
Read articleStrange times … March 12th I had a lunch meeting with my friend Perry Hoogendijk from the Concertgebouw on the rooftop of Nemo, then walked to the National Opera to have, what would turn out to be, the last rehearsal of Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny. The news came in the break that as […]
Read articleTekst: Lonneke Tausch De muziek van de Amerikaan John Williams (New York, 1932) klinkt al decennialang wereldwijd in de bioscoop. De componist dankt zijn faam aan de soundtracks bij tientallen Hollywood-blockbusters; denk aan Star Wars, Dracula, E.T., Jurassic Parc, Jaws, Schindler’s List, Harry Potter. Onderwijl is hij altijd ook blijven componeren voor het concertpodium. Zo […]
Read articleLast September I walked out on the stage of the kleine zaal (small hall) at the Concertgebouw, one of the most famous concert halls in the world, to the sounds of my great friend Nando Russo, setting up the groove to Thibault Bruniaux’s Souvenirs Méridionaux…and there it was. I had released my first solo CD to […]
Read articleThere is so much great music out there and just not enough time to listen to it all. From time to time I will make a list here with some of the things I am listening to and some things that are on a “wish-list”. XL: Portuguese Music for Tuba and Piano Sergio Carolino with […]
Read articleHello to everyone! Below I have added an excerpt from my 2003 Dissertation regarding the materials and methods that Arnold Jacobs used in some of his teaching throughout the years. What is interesting to note is that now, in 2016, the Jacobs legacy for teaching is still going strong, thanks in part to the great […]
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