Tuba Blog

What instrument to play?

2009-10-26T13:33:00.005+01:00

Many people ask me, what musical instrument do I suggest for them or for their children! Well, these are my very favorites (besides tuba, of course;)!

Brass:
Trombone

Wind:
Bassoon

Strings:
Violoncello

Percussion:
Clash Cymbals

Keyboards:
Organ

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Piece for your low brass section - ensemble!

2009-10-26T12:56:00.009+01:00

Hey there again! This piece I'm offering you (4 free), is perfect one to learn your band colleagues how to work (specially) on intonation, dynamics and tone production! Or perhaps even the most important thing. To listen each other! If you would like to play this piece, please contact me through email for PDF parts! (1st, 2nd Euphonium, Trombone, 1st, 2nd Tuba)

Download my MIDI here!!!!!

Uspavanka Za Evo, Andrej Šifrer, arr. Rok Šinkovec

Kar Češ Brass Band - Brooklyn, Live in Idrija

2009-09-03T00:52:00.003+02:00

Kar Češ Brass Band playing Brooklyn, originally from Youngblood Brass Band. Recorded in Idrija, Slovenia on 9th July 2009, by Zdravko Kobal and Ivan Menart, Sound by Edi Božič. This year this band is celebrating their 10 years. This was the concert for JSKD Idrija "Četrtki na placu". Piece written by Nat Mcintosh. Enjoy!

Me at KCBB 10th anniversary

2009-08-20T23:13:00.003+02:00

Photo by Joze Sveticic

Fingers on rotary valves

2009-08-18T16:15:00.003+02:00

Photo by Daphne L. Cornelissen

Near concerts

2009-08-11T12:04:00.004+02:00

Kar Češ Brass Band (Cerkno)
with guests / band's 10th anniversary

Saturday 15th avgust exactly at 9:00 p.m. free entrance!
"old square" in front of the fountain - Cerkno

guests:
Vocal group Lira
Sandi Matjašič saxophone
Aleš Valentinčič – Brdonč guitar
Matija Mlakar trombone
Ana Mlakar flute
Erik Jermol trumpet

Blistering “Brass and Reed Band” from Cerkno is being active for ten years. They have built a wide repertoire, firstly reinterpreting also Balkan music, but lately concentrating solely to the hot New Orleans groove, as played by Dirty Dozen Brass Band or Rebirth Brass Band. Kar Češ Brass Band (literary meaning " whatever you want brass band " ), that also played at this year Druga godba festival, have prepared a special celebration of its tenth birthday. Its firework-like explosive sound will be boosted even more by a string of numerous guest musicians.

free entrance!

Kindly invited!
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Kar Češ Brass Band (Cerkno)
Umbria Jazz Balcanic Windows, Serbia

Festival Umbria Jazz Balkanic Windows i ove godine će biti održan poslednjeg vikenda u avgustu, 28. i 29., na pozornici ispred Muzeja „25. maj“ u Beogradu i u Dunavskoj ulici u Novom Sadu.
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The Sexual Band (Idrija), in Bukovica

Tomorrow...

2009-08-02T23:06:00.002+02:00

Po jutru se dan pozna! (Slovenian proverb)

UPOL Brass recordings

2009-06-24T12:02:00.003+02:00

You can listen our recordings here! Enjoy!

UPOL Brass / Bach/Gounod - Ave Maria
UPOL Brass / Pachelbel - Canon
UPOL Brass / Bach - Contrapunctus IX
UPOL Brass / Kevin Paul - Evening Song
UPOL Brass / funeral song - Lipa Zelenela Je
UPOL Brass / Mendelson - Porocna Koracnica (If you would like to have us at the wedding, call us)
UPOL Brass / Holst - Second Suite in F
UPOL Brass / Bach - Sheep May Safely Graze
UPOL Brass / Haendel - Water Music

You can find us also on Facebook! Click here!

UPOL Brass photos

2009-06-22T23:12:00.008+02:00

Photos by Jani Peternelj

Become our fan at Facebook! (And listen some clips there!)

In next blog post: UPOL Brass recordings

KCBB and Serbia

2009-06-18T00:19:00.009+02:00

Kar Ces Brass Band will take place at Umbria Jazz Balkanic Windows Festival 2009 in Belgrade and in Novi Sad. We won selection competition last week among 30 bands. The dates are: 12.8.09 Belgrade, 28.8.09 Novi Sad. Here are some photos from competition in Belgrade...

Burek...

We also played at Belgrade TV.

Kar Ces Brass Band - Druga godba festival

2009-06-07T17:57:00.005+02:00

Our photos from famous Slovenian music festival!

Photos by Joze Sveticic
More at karces.com

Results from Slovenian wind band competition

2009-06-07T12:52:00.001+02:00

Results from top category:

Tuba player image

2009-06-07T10:47:00.004+02:00

Photo by Tomaz Markic

UPOL Brass

2009-05-28T19:14:00.006+02:00

UPOL Brass (quintet) officially started with playing!

UPOL Brass is newly formed brass quintet, which is part of University Symphonic Winds Ljubljana (UPOL). UPOL Brass is formed of five young and talented students of music, who comes from all parts of Slovenia. Their repertoire consists from all kind of genres, they prefer playing baroque and modern music. They play at independent concerts, exhibitions, festal receptions, music seminars, weddings...
Their repertoire list is still incomplete, thanks for your understanding.

Upol Brass je na novo ustanovljeni trobilni kvintet, ki deluje pod okriljem Univerzitetnega Pihalnega Orkesta Ljubljana (UPOL-a). Kvintet je sestavljen iz petih mladih študentov glasbe, ki prihajajo z različnih koncev Slovenije. Njihov repertoar obsega najrazličnejše zvrsti, najrajši pa se spogledujejo z baročno in moderno glasbo. Igrajo na samostojnih koncertih, otvoritvah razstav, slavnostnih sprejemih, glasbenih seminarjih, porokah,...
Njihov seznam repertoarja je še nepopoln, prosimo za razumevanje.

Gregor Turk – 1st Trumpet
Domen Gracej – 2nd Trumpet
Miha Hafner – Horn
Ziga Barba – Trombone
Rok Sinkovec – Tuba

Playing in European Parliament

2009-05-09T16:26:00.005+02:00

European Parliament - Strasbourg, France

Programme 4th May, 2009:
19:45 - CONCERT (first part): University Symphonic Winds Ljubljana (UPOL)

(conductor: Simon Perčič)

- "Zdravljica" - Slovenian anthem, arr. L. Kranjčan

- "Pozdrav iz Slovenije" - Bojan Adamič

- "Candide Suite: Auto-da-fe, Glitter and Be Gay, Make Our Garden Grow" - L. Bernstein, arr. C. Grundman

- "Fanfare and Funk" - Oliver Waespi
20:00 - SPEACHES:

- Welcoming address: Lojze Peterle MEP (EPP-ED), Former Prime Minister of Slovenia

- Festal speaker: Jan Figel, Member of the European Commission in charge of Education, Training, Culture and Youth (TBC)

20:10 - CONCERT (second part): University Symphonic Winds Ljubljana:

- "Libertango" - A. Piazzolla, arr. M. Etchegoncelay

- "Kolko kapljic"- Sl.folksong, arr: L. Kranjčan

- "La cumparsita" - G. M. Rodríguez, arr. M. Etchegoncelay

- "Stu ledi" – folksong from Triest, arr. J. Dovč

- "Slovenski pozdravi" - V. & S. Avsenik

Tim Reynish quote!

2009-01-12T22:59:00.003+01:00

There is just too much of everything!

Tim Reynish, speaking about dynamic at Canford SSM

Fresh brass music released!

2008-12-29T12:51:00.005+01:00

Check our new songs! Recorded just a month ago!

KAR CES BRASS BAND
1. Sanja Samba (Boban Marković)
2. Disco Jumbus (Boban Marković)
3. Round one (Nat Mcintosh)
4. Brooklyn (Nat Mcintosh)
5. Get out da way (Youngblood Brass Band)

I was recording with my YBB-841.

Here are also some photos from the studio! Hope you'll enjoy our music!

Friedrich Gulda: Concerto for cello and wind ensemble

2008-12-11T01:32:00.002+01:00

Friedrich Gulda: Koncert za violončelo in pihalni orkester from Upol on Vimeo.
Soloist: Igor Mitrovic, Conductor: Simon Percic

UPOL concert photos!

2008-11-30T16:55:00.005+01:00

Check photos from the concert! More photos at http://www.upol.si/en/upol/foto/141-foto-martinov-koncert-17-11-2008

Recording with KCBB!

2008-11-29T22:45:00.003+01:00

In next few days, we will finish making few hits. Kar Ces Brass Band will present you these arrangements:

Brooklyn - YBBB
Get Out The Da Way - YBBB
Round one - YBBB
Disko Jumbus - Boban Marković
Sanja Samba - Boban Marković

Tuba books/solos for music schools!

2008-11-13T14:16:00.004+01:00

Etudes:

1. Tyrrell - 40 Advanced Etudes for B-flat Bass - (Boosey & Hawkes) - http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/

2. Arbans, edited by Wes Jacobs
3. Concone, edited by Wes Jacobs
4. Grigoriev - etudes volume 1 and 2
5. Bordogni - Vocalises for tuba

2-5 avalible at http://www.encoremupub.com/

6. Snedecor - Low Etudes for tuba - http://www.baltimorebrass.net
+60 etudes from Kopprasch
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Pieces with piano:

7. Sparke - Tuba concerto (Anglo music) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/
8. Gregson - Tuba concerto (Novello & Co Ltd) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/
9. Ralph V. Williams - Concerto In F Minor For Bass Tuba And Orchestra (Oxford University Press) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/

10. James Barnes - Concerto For Tuba (Southern Music Company) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/

11. Bruce Broughton - Concerto for Tuba and Winds (Edwin F. Kalmus) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/

12. Paul Hindemith - Sonata for Bass Tuba (1955) (Schott) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/
13. Halsey Stevens - Sonatina (Peermusic Classical) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/
14. Broughton - Sonata (Masters Music Publications) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/
15. McFarland - Sketches (Tritone Press & Tenuto Publications) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/

16. Haddad - Suite for Tuba (Shawnee Press) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/
17. Vincent Persichetti - Serenade No. 12 (Theodore Presser Company) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/

18. Hartley - Suite for Unaccompanied tuba (Theodore Presser Company) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/

19. Koetsier - Sonatina (Editions Marc Reift) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/
20. DeFaye - Suite Marine (Alphonse Leduc) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/
21. Bach - Air and Bourree (Carl Fischer) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/
22. Stevens - Journey (Robert king music) http://www.rkingmusic.com
23. Ewazen - Concerto (Southern Music Company) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/
24. Jager - Concerto for bass tuba (Marks) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/
25. William Presser - Concerto for Tuba and Strings (Tritone Press&Tenuto Publications) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/
26. Samuel Jones - Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra (Carl Fischer) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/
27. Eugene Anderson - Tuba Concerto No. 1 in B Minor (Cimarron Music Press) http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/

Joy!

2008-10-27T03:56:00.002+01:00

Some people are still OK! Can't u hear??

Concert for Rotary Club Idrija

2008-10-25T13:18:00.007+02:00

Tonight I'm playing with Wind band Idrija for Rotary Club Idrija. Concert will happen in Idrija at 19:00 at new gymnasium at Gimnazija J. Vege.

Soloists:

-Aleš Hadalin

-Andreja Štucin

-Miro Božič

-Marko Hatlak

Leader of programme: Helena Pregelj Tušar

Facebook Event

UPOL-ova svirel 2009 - Competition

2008-10-24T14:24:00.005+02:00

The University Symphonic Winds Ljubljana (UPOL) invites you to participate at the International Wind, Brass and Percussion Soloist Competititon UPOL-ova svirel at the Štanjel castle, 14th, 15th, and 16th February 2009.

Why participate at the UPOL-ova svirel competition?-Because it promotes solo performers as well as orchestral performance.
-Because you will be examined by an international jury composed by renowned international musicians.
-Because the winner of the competition receives an art sculpture - "UPOL-ova zlata svirel" and sponsor Award, but also other attracting prizes will be awarded.

Some passages from the competition regulation:
Sections: flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium (baritone), tuba, percussions (drum-set, xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone).
All the other versions of the primary instruments (for example piccolo, Es clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tuba in Es, B, F etc.) are also allowed.
All competitors will present a programme of their own choice but it has to contain an orchestra part (or more parts) from the repertoire of wind and symphonic orchestras.

The registration fee is 60 EUR.
The registration to the competition includes also a free participation at a one-day seminar (16th February 2009) that will be held by internationally renowned musicians:

Aleš Kacjan – flute (Slovenia),
Antonello Mazzucco – trombone, low brass (Italy),
Nebojša Jovan Živković – percussions (Germany).

The attendance at the percussion seminar is limited only to competitors.

The application fee for the flute and low brass seminar for non-competitors is 30 EUR.

The attendance of teachers at the seminar will probably bring points for advancement.

To register and to find more information please contact the following addresses Competition svirél and upolova.svirel@gmail.com

More at www.upol.si

Wind Orchestra of Latin America

2008-10-24T14:05:00.005+02:00

Orquesta Latinoamericana de Vientos, OLV 2009
May 30 - Jun, 2009
Manizalez, Colombia

The Wind Orchestra of Latin America (OLV) is a prestigious symphonic band of 60 instrumentalists of the highest musical level along with two young directors selected from all Latin American. The Wind orchestra will be an annual event with the first appearance of honor during the 15th Yamaha International Seminar of Bands June 3 – 5, 2009 in Manizalez, Colombia with the support of the World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE). The OLV will be convened between May 30 and June 6, 2009 for rehearsals and musical development.

The call for the instrumentalists is directed to musicians between 17 and 24 years of age and for conductors and directors between 20 and 30 years as of June 3, 2009. The OLV is open for all musicians from all countries in the Caribbean, Central and South America.

In order to audition, each applicant must send a recording (mp3, WAV or video preferably on YouTube) that contains the required compositions which demonstrates his/her technical and interpretive level.

Every applicant must send by e-mail to juan_ramirez@gmx.yamaha.com the recordings and/or the link of the YouTube video of the required repertoire. Alternatively, applicants may send a DVD to the following address: Yamaha Music Latin America, S.A., Post office address (mailing address) 0823-05863, City of Panama, Republic of Panama.

The results of the auditions will be published on February 1, 2009 on www.yamaha-ve.com and in the online group OLV - 2009 in Facebook.

The Artistic Director: Glenn Price: President, World association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE)

Application:
The registration for successful applicants is 100 US Dollars. This
amount covers local transportation, hotel (rooms of multiple
accommodation), and all meals from dinner on May 30, 2009 until
breakfast on June 6, 2009. Each person accepted will be responsible for
transportation to and from Manizales from his/her location or origin.

Benefits for OLV Members:
·Musical development and performances at the artistic highest level working with internationally distinguished conductors and soloists.
·Certificate of participation.
·Recognition in the Concert printed program and in other publicity provided by Yamaha Latin America and WASBE.
·Players of woodwind instruments will receive an endowment of González cane reeds for the event.
·An attractive shirt, T-shirt and cap all with the logo of OLV - 2009.
·A discount of 10 – 15 % to purchase Yamaha musical instruments, mouthpieces, accessories, cleaning kits and lubricants in Authorized local distributors.

Timetable:
2008:
December 31 - Deadline for applications with required recordings, videos and prescribed documents, preferably sent via electronic mail.
2009:
February 1 - Publication of the results in www.yamaha-ve.com and in Facebook.com.
March 17 - Deadline of payment of all required fees. The applicants that have not met this requirement will lose the right to participate and his place there will join the instrumentalists who are a waiting list. In no case there will be refund of registration fees. The repertoire that will be interpreted will be sent at a later date via email.
For not Colombian admitted assistants they will have to send his electronic ticket expressed until May 1 otherwise they will lose right to participate. There will not be in any case return of money and reservations of flights will not be accepted.

Decision by the jury is final and not open to appeal.

Musical materials required for audition:
The obligatory repertoire for every instrument must contain two contrasting works such as:

One Latin American work composed, arranged, and/or adapted for the musical instrument, from two to five minutes duration, with or without accompaniment. An original selection (from two minutes to five minutes duration).

Three scales: The major scale with more than four sharps, a harmonic minor with more than 4 flats, and a chromatic scale. The major and minor scales must be played in two octaves, in rhythm of eighth notes and at a speed of quarter note = 100 beats per minute. The chromatic scale must be for two octaves beginning from the note that the applicant chooses, in rhythm of triplets and at a speed of quarter note = 76. In three scales it is necessary to ascend staccato and to descend legato.

Instruments of the OLV - 2009
Flute and piccolo
Clarinets (Eb, Bb, Alto, Bass)
Oboe and English horn
Saxophones (Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Baritone)
Bassoon
Trumpet
Trombone
Tuba
Euphonium
French Horn
Double bass
Percussion
Tympani

Those applying for the two director/conductor positions must submit:
A proposal of the applicant of four contrasting works to be conducted if they are selected. A video of not less than 10 minutes and not more than 14 minutes of duration of the applicant conducting segments – in the case that the works exceed the time the video – of two of these works.

Major reports: juan_ramirez@gmx.yamaha.com

Event summoned and realized for: Yamaha Music Latin America, S.A.,
Musical Yamaha of Venezuela and Argentina
Incolmotos – Yamaha, S.A of Colombia
El Programa de Bandas Estudiantiles de Música del Departamento de
Caldas, Colombia

Institutions and persons who support OLV – 2009:
Maestros: Glenn Price (Canadá), Luis Julio Toro and Miguel Rugtiliano (Venezuela), Jorge Cerda y Carlos Uribe (Chile), Nixon Bustos and Victoriano Valencia (Colombia), Marcelo Jardim (Brasil).

Institutions and musical groups:
Proyecto Sopro Novo - Yamaha Musical Do Brasil
University of Calgary, Canada
University of Wisconsin – Superior, United States of America.
Corporacion Concurso Nacional de Bandas Musicales de Colombia,
CORBANDAS - Colombia
Cuarteto de Clarinetes de Caracas.- Venezuela
Son Sax de Costa Rica
Festival de Saxofones de Buenos Aires
Cuarteto Phoenix de Fagotes de Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica
Banda Sinfónica de Filosofía de Buenos Aires Argentina

Musical industry:
Ludwig Master Publications – United States
Score Musical - Colombia
Commerce specializing in music:
González Reeds– Argentina.
Magno – Guatemala
Bansbach, Musical Instruments of Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
Productos Superiores – Supro, Panamá.
Almacenes Juan Eljuri - Ecuador
Music Market - Perú
Micheo Music – Puerto Rico
Fernando Giraldez – República Dominicana.
South American Wind instruments technitians Network - Yamaha

Major reports: juan_ramirez@gmx.yamaha.com

Juan Guillermo Ramirez Y.
Gerente de Ventas y Mercadeo
Yamaha Music Latin America, S.A