Kelly Thomas, the performer, is a performing artist/clinician for Besson Musical Instruments.
Performer Biography
Kelly Thomas, the performer, was appointed tuba/euphonium instructor and director of pep bands at the University of Arizona in 2001.
Interpretation
The album includes pieces originally written for solo tuba/euphonium with band accompaniment, which are performed with a piano reduction.
Recording & Production
The album features works in a variety of genres and varying degrees of difficulty, including unaccompanied works which offer the soloist more freedom in artistic interpretation.
Recording & Production
The album addresses a need for quality recordings of tuba/euphonium works typical in undergraduate repertoire, which are not readily available.
Instruments
The instruments used for this recording are a Besson Prestige 2052 Euphonium and a Besson Eb 983 Tuba.
Recording & Production
The album's purpose is to introduce challenging works that are technically and musically accessible to undergraduate music majors.
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