Tuba programs take place at Jacobs School

FROM IDS REPORTS

The 2014 International Tuba Euphonium Conference returned to the Jacobs School of Music, its place of origin, after 41 years.

“‘Where it all Began,’ right here in Bloomington, is our theme this year,” Dan Pertantoni, conference host and IU provost professor of tuba and euphonium, said in a press release.

In 1973, the first Tuba Symposium took place in the Musical Arts Center. The symposium was also the first event that used the venue.

The Boston Brass performed May 19, and the European Tuba Power performed May 20.

There are three main-stage programs left in the conference.

Howard Johnson and Gravity performs May 22, Foundation City Brass Band performs

May 23 and the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wind Symphony closes the conference May 24.

According to the press release, the conference features the world’s best in the field.

The International Tuba Euphonium Association is a worldwide organization of musicians whose purpose is to maintain a connection among those who take a significant interest in instruments of the tuba and euphonium family.

The programs are ticketed and open to the public.

Tickets are $10 for regular admission and $8 for students. They can be bought 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the MAC box office.

Anu Kumar