However corny it seems to fit the event, and musicians. Being an ex-tuba player myself (first chair all-city during my glory years in junior high school), I thought that I would enjoy the concert. It was kind of lighthearted and there were some parts of it that made me proud to be a tuba man myself. The songs showed off the power of the deep mellow sound of the euphonium and baritone or the loud blaring noise of the sousaphone. There were marches and ballads. .
An interesting quote from the program was: "The festival is an opportunity to listen to unique music," said Call. "The music has a warm quality that surprises audiences with its sound of completeness." and "The brass bands will perform a wide variety of musical styles from simple ballads to large-scale symphonic works written especially for the medium." I mean, who writes music for this stuff? Although, I pictured the event as one of some German bearded guys in lederhosen hugging their tubas while dancing around (don't ask me why, but that's what OcTUBAfest conjured up in my head), there was actually some beautiful pieces played and quite a few professional musicians. The music spanned quite a few musical eras and musical styles. .
Though the event was free, the overtures, marches, soloists, and of course folk songs, the show was worth the time spent just to fill this requirement for my journals. It created an urge in me to share my talents with others. I almost took up a tuba and played myself, and luckily for everyone else - I didn't. .
