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Union Square Station, NYC. I think this is the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble (they often played at this station).
Well, since JoeTuba and TubaJoe are already taken as nicknames, I've decided What Cheer's newest sousaphone player should be called: Sousa-Joe. I hope he doesn't mind...
What Cheer? Brigade
News Cafe, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
January 16, 2009
I'm beginning to think--based on the paul's look in this photo and others--that he's tired of my flash in his face...surely not, though, I mean I only take a few hundred each show and over the past 3 years that's only about 3, 000 shots...that's not too many, right?
What Cheer? Brigade
News Cafe, Pawtucket, Rhode Island
January 16, 2009
Valved brass instruments use a set of valves (typically three or four but as many as seven or more in some cases) operated by the player's fingers that introduce additional tubing, or crooks, into the instrument, changing its overall length. This family includes all of the modern brass instruments except the trombone: the trumpet, horn (also called French horn), euphonium, and tuba, as well as the cornet, flügelhorn, tenor horn (alto horn), baritone horn, sousaphone, mellophone, and the saxhorn. As valved instruments are predominant among the brasses today, a more thorough discussion of their workings can be found below. The valves are usually piston valves, but can be rotary valves; the latter are the norm for the horn and are also prevalent on the tuba.
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It is a well-known fact that England is a land of traditions and proudly so!
Due to the faster pace and changes in the current times, many are finding it harder to keep going. Society is changing more rapidly than ever.
So it was extremely pleasant, last summer, to discover that in the many parks, in and around the city , every Sunday afternoon, brass bands were to give concerts!
...but it was rather melancholic to hear that oooh so specific sound and the old sweet tunes floating through the leaves as the rains started, people sought refuge inside the small caf, while quite a few listeners brought out their raincoats and umbrellas, and stoically stayed put, like the band, who kept on playing!
This was the Tuba section, the image fits in with my latest blog about the importance of hands in portrait photography.
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The Whit Friday Brass Band competition are claimed to have originated in Stalybridge in 1870. However, it is more generally accepted that they date back to 1884, when contests were held in Stalybridge and Mossley, then a few years later across the Yorkshire border in Uppermill. Well over 100 years later, the brass tradition remains as strong and vibrant as ever. Bands play two pieces - a traditional march and then their well-rehearsed show-piece. Each performance is scored by an adjudicator, hidden in an adjacent darkened room or caravan.
After a lapse of two years due to Covid this year’s contest was held again in our village of Carrbrook and was very well attended by locals and brass band aficionados from around the borough.
The photograph is of a Euphonium/Tuba (?) player treading anxiously toward the band stand along with other band members from Skelmersdale Brass Band (they finished fifth).
Youngblood Brass Band - live vom Bahnhofsvorplatz Salzburg / Red Bull Brandwagen am 17.09.2016 / Musicfestival "Take the A-Train" Tag 3: weitere Fotos unter:
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Besetzung:
David Henzie-Skogen: dr, voc
Nat McIntosh: sousaphone
Conor Elmes, Tom Reschke: dr
Joe Goltz, Matt Hanzelka: tb
Tony Barba: sax, bcl
Zach Lucas: sax
Charley Wagner, Adam Meckler: tp
Saturdays in Huaraz seem designed to offer me an experience to enjoy: on previous visits to the city I had found the Plaza de Armas a magnet for demonstrations and both religious and secular processions. In 2019 it was diverse groups bearing their own statues of Christ on the cross and often with their own marching bands. A man sold bottle rocket fireworks and various revellers pointed them into the sky, holding them by hand, and then lit them and set them free. Women squirted party spray foam or hurled confetti. Young and old danced, generally slowly, and men came bearing crates of beer. Ice cream and snack sellers congregated. And the obviously heavy statues of Christ were borne on shoulders and greeted each other.