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HOLIDAY TUBA FESTIVAL

Holiday Tuba Fest 2024 - Sunday, December 8, 2024

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MBA's Holiday Tuba Festival (established 2002) provides an opportunity for tuba and euphonium players from across Manitoba to gather in December to perform a concert of carols on the Piano Nobile level of the Manitoba Centennial Concert Hall for Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra patrons.
 

2024 Schedule:

  • 11:15 - 11:45am - Registration & Warm-up in the Sound Bytes room on the lower level concourse

  • 11:45 - 12:45pm - Rehearsal on Piano Nobile

  • 12:45 - 1:00pm - Break

  • 1:05 - 1:45pm - Performance

  • 1:45 - 2:00pm - Performers & guests depart or stay for WSO Concert (ticket required)

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Come dressed and decorated to your festive best for a chance

to win one of two prizes from Long & McQuade music & the WSO.

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2024 Set-list

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  1. Away in a Manger

  2. Hark the Herald Angels Sing 

  3. O Come, O Come Emmanuel 

  4. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

  5. Winter Wonderland 

  6. Deck the Halls 

  7. Jingle Bells 

  8. O Hanukkah

  9. Joy to the World 

  10. Kwanzaa Song (available soon!)

  11. Silent Night 

  12. Frosty the Snowman

  13. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

 

Remember to print the PDFs for your level of comfort. Play as much or as little as you wish and feel free to take breaks as desired!

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WSO Special Offer for Holiday Tuba Festival Participants

 

The WSO is pleased to offer 25% off Prairie Christmas Celebration tickets for each Holiday Tuba Festival participant.

 

In addition, up to two (2) complimentary tickets to one (1) of the following upcoming WSO concerts):

 

Promo codes for the ticket discount and complimentary tickets will be sent to participants by e-mail upon registration.

 

Please note: registration for Holiday Tuba Festival does NOT include tickets to A Prairie Christmas Celebration - you must use one or both offers to redeem/purchase tickets to that concert.

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Media Release Statement - Photographs/Videos & recordings of band members may be taken by the WSO, MBA,

or the media during the event. Participation in this event is your permission for these items to be used at the

concert, in promotional material, on-line and in the media.

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MUSIC:  KEY LINKS, RECORDINGS, AND DOWNLOADS

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RECORDINGS:

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In the fall of 2018 Jay Uschold, & Rob Monson (Tuba) and Kevin James & Vanessa Nowostawski (Euphonium) recorded the selections at Glenlawn Collegiate with Adam Mlodzinski.  Players can now learn and hear their parts for the music by listening to the selections on the right and even play along with these wonderful musicians

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Joy Tuba World!

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