Perry Fine Arts to present TUBACHRISTMAS on Dec. 9
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The Perry Fine Arts Series will present TUBACHRISTMAS at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Perry First United Methodist Church, 1100 3rd St., Perry. Come and join us for great Christmas music.
Registration is at 10 a.m. and the cost is $10 for participants. Rehearsal is at 10: 30 a.m.
The conductor will be Blaine Schmidt. The coordinator is Chad Thompson, 515-314-0310 mail@chadthompson.me. The dress is festive.
Perry Fine Arts concerts are free, donations accepted, and open to all. The Perry First United Methodist Church is handicapped accessible.
2023 is the 50th anniversary for TUBACHRISTMAS concerts/events which are presented throughout the world. TUBACHRISTMAS was conceived in 1974 by Harvey Phillips as a tribute to his teacher and mentor William J. Bell, born on Christmas Day, 1902. Through the legendary William J. Bell, we reflect on our heritage and honor all great artists/teachers whose legacy has given us high performance standards, well-structured pedagogy, professional integrity, personal values and a camaraderie envied by all other instrumentalists.
The first TUBACHRISTMAS was conducted by Paul Lavalle in New York City's Rockefeller Plaza Ice Rink on Sunday, Dec. 22, 1974. Traditional Christmas music performed at the first TUBACHRISTMAS was arranged by American composer Alec Wilder who ironically died on Christmas Eve, 1980. Wilder composed many solo and ensemble compositions for tuba and euphonium. He was a loyal supporter of every effort to improve the literature and public image of our chosen instruments. Through Alec Wilder we express our respect and gratitude to all composers who continue to embrace our instruments with their compositions and contribute to the ever growing solo and ensemble repertoire for tuba and euphonium.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Perry Fine Arts to present TUBACHRISTMAS on December 9
