John Wheeler emailed me with the date for Tuba Christmas: December 19. While not an activity of the Sunshine Brass itself, I'm sure that our friends would appreciate hearing about it.
Click the "Read More" link for his press release!
If you are interested, but Zephyrhills is a bit far for you, check out the other events at
the official TubaChristmas site. They are not all on the 20th, so if you really want, you could even attend more than one!
TUBACHRISTMAS® RETURNING TO ZEPHYRHILLS
Date/Time: Saturday, December 19th at 7:00 PM
Place: Clock Square on 5th Avenue, Downtown Zephyrhills
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There is no charge for the concert.
Tuba and Euphonium players are invited to come to downtown Zephyrhills to join in the fun of a special Christmas Concert sponsored by the First United Methodist Church of Zephyrhills with the support of the City of Zephyrhills.
Registration and practice will be in Cooper Hall at the First United Methodist Church 38635 5th Avenue at 2:30 PM and the concert will be at Clock Square, 3 blocks west, at 6:00 PM. Zephyrhills High School Music Director Russell Schmidt will conduct the ensemble in this local variation of a national annual event, taking place throughout the country this season. Players pay a $5.00 tax-deductible registration and receive a commemorative TubaChristmas® button. Music books entitled CAROLS FOR A MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS contain 33 titles of traditional Christmas music and are available at registration for $15.00
Players are encouraged to bring music stands/lyres and wear festive dress. Special TubaChristmas® scarves will be on sale.
In case of inclement weather the performance will be in the First United Methodist Church.
TUBACHRISTMAS® concerts are events of public performances of tuba and euphonium players of all ages who honor the heritage of their chosen instruments in public concerts of traditional Christmas music. Through this medium they acknowledge the legacy of great artists/teachers through William J. Bell (born Christmas Day, 1902) and pay grateful tribute to composers who have embraced the instruments at the base of the band/orchestra with their solo and ensemble compositions through Alec Wilder (died Christmas Eve, 1980) who arranged the Christmas carols for the first TUBACHRISTMAS held Sunday, December 22, 1974 in Rockefeller Center, NYC.
For further information contact
Coordinator: John R. Wheeler
(813) 788-7408
