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Video: Midwinter Tuba Quintet

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I just had my third opportunity to play on A Prairie Home Companion, the national radio show that originates very near where I live. This was the third appearance of the "Midwinter Tuba Quintet," which was formed in 1997 expressly for this show. The members who just performed are:

Euphoniums: Tom Ashworth, Dave Werden
Tubas: Nick Adragna, Mike Forbes, Ralph Hepola

Here are two features where the group can be heard. The first is "Tuba Blues," an original composition written for us and performed with the "Guys All-Star Shoe Band." And in the second, we are used as part of the skit named "Radio" (about public radio fund raising). You'll hear us performing portions of my arrangement "Chopsticks Variations."

The show is a radio show done in the "old-time" tradition (voice actors, sound effects guy, etc.), but portions are video taped, including the two below:

Tuba Blues

Radio (skit)

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  1. bpwilliams's Avatar
    Well done!