Tuba Christmas brings holiday spirit to Weinberg

Ryan Marshall, The Frederick News-Post, Md.
Updated ·3 min read

Nov. 25—Nearly eight dozen big brass instruments took to the stage at the Weinberg Center for the Arts in downtown Frederick on Saturday, ready to toot and oom-pah their way into the Christmas season.

It was the return of Tuba Christmas, the all-low brass celebration of holiday joy.

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