Calling All Tubists – with Christmas Spirit!

It’s time once again for the annual MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS concert here at KSC, and the deep, resonant call is out for all professional and amateur tubists to join the band!

The Keene TUBACHRISTMAS orchestra (courtesy photo)
The Keene TUBACHRISTMAS orchestra (courtesy photo)

The concert will be held on Sunday, December 6, at 1 p.m. in the Mabel Brown Room of the L.P. Young Student Center. It’s free and open to the public. The performance will feature traditional Christmas carols especially arranged for TUBACHRISTMAS by American composer Alec Wilder.

Dr. Jim Chesebrough, band director at Keene State College, will direct the 19th Keene TUBACHRISTMAS. All area tuba, euphonium, and baritone horn players are invited to perform. Rehearsal will take place in the Mabel Brown Room at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 6. Performers pay a $5 tax-deductible fee to the Harvey Phillips Foundation. For more information, please contact Dr.  Chesebrough.

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