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HOLIDAY TUBA FESTIVAL

Sunday, December 8, 2024

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)

Come dressed and decorated to your festive best for a chance

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

2024 Set-list

  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. Circle of Unity 

  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!

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 WSO's A Prairie Christmas Celebration - you can use the promo code you will receive when you register to purchase tickets to that concert. Tickets to this concert are not required to participate in this event, but any guests must arrive and depart with you, they cannot leave and re-enter Centennial Concert Hall without a concert ticket due to this being a ticketed concert. We encourage you to support your local orchestra and consider purchasing tickets to enjoy WSO's A Prairie Christmas Celebration concert that afternoon.

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

  • If you have participated in the past, please bring your music.

  • A new Kwanzaa Song will be added this year, and will be available very soon. 

  • If you need music, please visit this link, and print a free copy of each selection:

  • Euphoniums play part 1 or 2 (your choice).  Euphonium parts are written in bass clef and treble clef.

  • Tuba/Sousaphone players play part 3 (or part 4 when written).

RECORDINGS:

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 this page, and even play along with these wonderful musicians.

Joy Tuba World!

Want to get involved, but don't play the tuba? Volunteer with us! We're looking for a few good people to help make the Holiday Tuba Festival a success.​ Check out the link below for more details:

Print a poster for your studio or classroom:

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