It
is always a privilege for me to write you concerning the happenings
here at The Tuba Exchange. As always, a lot has happened since our
last issue.
Bill Rose Visits TE
One
of our best friends is the legendary Bill Rose. Bill served as
Principal Tuba of the Houston Symphony for almost 30 years and
taught at the University of Houston even longer. Bill has retired
from playing and teaching but is still very highly regarded by
his
many former students andorchestra colleagues. We first met Bill
at the 1995 Texas Music Educator convention in San Antonio, when
he came to our booth to try, for the first time, the St. Petersburg
model 201N BBb tuba. He was very impressed by it. So much so,
that he spent a week on his personal metal lathe designing a mouthpiece
to help maximize the playing potential of the St. Petersburg tuba.
Bill spent election night with us at our home, looking for the
election results which, as we all know, did not materialize until
several weeks later. Bill is still an amazing player. His ability
to evaluate the new models we had received was very helpful. It
was wonderful to have Bill with
us
and to get to know him during his visit. We look forward to
having him visit us again soon.
TE
Exhibits at Midwest Clinic 2000
Once
again - our 14th year - The Tuba Exchange exhibited successfully
at the Chicago Midwest Band and Orchestra clinic, held every
December at the Hilton and Towers hotel in downtown Chicago.
The weather was a big factor this year as large snowstorms
were rolling through the region all December. We were very
fortunate to have our Operations Manager, Xavier Everett,
assisting me at the Clinic. Xavier was able to drive from
Durham to Chicago and back, with very few weather related
delays. Even though the weather was a factor,the attendance
at this year's clinic was excellent. We were extremely busy
at our booths with our St. Petersburg model 201N BBb tuba
as our most popular instrument. Many band directors stopped
by to say how much they were enjoying their St. Petersburgs
and how these instruments had transformed the sound of their
bands with the rich full tone that they produce.
Another
popular instrument we exhibited at MWIBOC 2000 was our Kalison
CC 4/4 tuba. Kalison tubas have been used by the U. S. Air
Force and U.S. Marine bands and are beautiful sounding,
well-made instruments available
at a very reasonable price. The
current price for our Kalison, Daryl Smith model 4/4 CC,
in silver, is only $5,495.00. Please check our web site,
www.tubaexchange.com, for more information about the Kalison
tubas we offer.
We were
delighted to have with us at the Clinic, Mr. Jim Akins,
Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Ohio State University,
and Principal
tuba with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. Jim has been
a great friend of The Tuba Exchange for almost 15 years.
His extremely knowledgeable and enthusiastic assistance
at our booths was very much appreciated. Thank you, Jim,
for all your help.
his
many former students andorchestra colleagues. We first met Bill
at the 1995 Texas Music Educator convention in San Antonio, when
he came to our booth to try, for the first time, the St. Petersburg
model 201N BBb tuba. He was very impressed by it. So much so,
that he spent a week on his personal metal lathe designing a mouthpiece
to help maximize the playing potential of the St. Petersburg tuba.
Bill spent election night with us at our home, looking for the
election results which, as we all know, did not materialize until
several weeks later. Bill is still an amazing player. His ability
to evaluate the new models we had received was very helpful. It
was wonderful to have Bill with
The
current price for our Kalison, Daryl Smith model 4/4 CC,
in silver, is only $5,495.00. Please check our web site,
www.tubaexchange.com, for more information about the Kalison
tubas we offer.