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Tiptoe Through the Tubas: San Jose Wind Symphony and Marty Erickson

McAfee Center (20300 Herriman Avenue Saratoga, CA 95070)
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In celebration of the subsonic delights of a very large brass instrument, San Jose Wind Symphony is pleased to present their special February concert, Tiptoe Through the Tubas. The SJWS will be joined on stage by the extremely talented tuba virtuoso Marty Erickson, former principal tubist with the United States Navy Band in Washington, D.C., who will perform Rolf Wilhelm's Concertino for Tuba and Gioachino Rossini's Largo al Factotum among other works. In addition to Erickson's solo pieces, he will also be joined by the Wind Symphony's own outstanding tuba section for Jerry Brubaker's delightful Tiptoe Through the Tubas.

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The last date listed for Tiptoe Through the Tubas was Sunday February 12, 2012 / 3:00pm.

McAfee Center
20300 Herriman Avenue
Saratoga, CA 95070
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408-927-7597
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16 Goldstar Member Reviews

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Great way to spend a sunday afternoon. Marty Erickson was very entertaining, funny, and a very good tuba player. Exceeded our expectations! The San Jose Wind Symphony was great, too!
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Enjoyable music event.
Interesting selection, quality play.
Unformal!
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My son plays Trombone, so this big brass was something he really wanted to see and so did I, gave me goose bumps. The music performed by the SJWS is superb. I wish everyone could see this wonderful group of performers at least once.
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First time to attend a SJ Wind Symphony concert- musicians were really good (even though some have/had other careers). Music was interesting and diverse; McAfee Center was a great venue. Mr. Erickson was a thoroughly pleasant, as well as top-notch tuba player- I enjoyed this concert!
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More Information About Tiptoe Through the Tubas

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http://www.sjws.org

Description

Program:

Concertino for Tuba (Rolf Wilhelm)
Largo al Factotum ( Gioachino Rossini )
Colas Breugnon Overture (Dimitri Kabalevsky)
Lincolnshire Posy (Percy Aldridge Grainger)
The Redwoods (Rossano Galante)
Tiptoe Through the Tubas (arr. Jerry Brubaker)
Tuba Tiger Rag (arr. Luther Henderson)

About the Ticket Supplier: San Jose Wind Symphony

San Jose Wind Symphony (SJWS) was founded in 1958 at San Jose City College by conductor emeritus Darrell Johnston. The group has become one of the finest community bands in the country, drawing players from a diverse assortment of backgrounds and professions.

Over the years, SJWS has been invited to numerous musical events, including the Music Education National Conference in Anaheim, the California Music Educators Association in San Jose, and the Association of Concert Bands convention in Salinas. Many well-known artists have performed with SJWS, including Maynard Ferguson, Frederick Fennell, Keith Brion, Paul Horn, Col. Arnold Gabriel and the New York Woodwind Quintet.

In 1991, SJWS was invited by the Tourism Board of Switzerland to help celebrate Switzerland's 700th anniversary in Luzern. In 1997, the band performed by invitation at the 1997 World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) Conference in Schladming, Austria.