The recording project was conceived in the summer of 2001 and involved a Tennessee Tech graduate, the Tennessee Tech Symphony Band, and Tennessee Tech composers.
Performer Biography
Timothy J. Northcut, the tuba soloist, is an Associate Professor of Music at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and was awarded their Ernest N. Glover Outstanding Teacher Award in 1997.
Instruments
Timothy Northcut, the performer on this album, plays a B & S PT-15 Rotary valve F tuba.
Recording & Production
The majority of the music for this recording project was received only one week before the recording session.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in April 2002 at Derryberry Hall Auditorium at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee.
Recording & Production
The album's title, 'Tennessee Tech Pride,' reflects the pride of the project's creators in their alma mater, Tennessee Technological University.
Performer Biography
Joseph W. Hermann, the conductor, is the Director of Bands at Tennessee Technological University and was elected to the prestigious American Bandmasters Association in 1996.
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