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The Green Hornet

Here is the solo tuba part for the arrangement of The Green Hornet by Billy May from my album One Clear Call.This Stylish surf tune is clearly tongue in cheek with its reference to The Flight of the Bumble Bee. It's great fun as a practice piece to get the double tongue working and flying about in the upper registers of the tuba.This will soon be available for tuba and brass band or ten piece brass.

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Kojak

This tune is one of my favorite cop tunes from the '70's and sounds great in our new arrangement of from my album.The bass line is great fun as well as the stratospheric melody line! Enjoy

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Teen Town

This tune is by the master electric bass player Jaco Pastorious from Weather Report, but sounds wonderful on the tuba. It's quirky and quite a challenge.

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D.Shostakovich Prelude No.2 Study  
This is the arrangement of D.Shostakovich's Prelude No.2 that I recorded for my album One Clear Call.The particular challenges of this piece are in valve coordination, as its moves at a   great velocity and breath control over the long phrases.
 
I recommend slow valve practice to build up coordination and recognition of the unusual patterns and deep swift, breaths so not to disturb the flow of the work.
 
I have always approached this work as I would a Bach Cello Suite.When I was learning Prelude No.2 much of my preparation was spent on the Bach ,particually the Prelude from Suite No.4.
I hope you have fun with it!
 
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Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto 1st Movement

1. Vaughan Williams Tuba Concerto 1st Movement (Click To Listen)

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This work was the first Concerto for the Tuba written back in 1954 and premiered by my first Tuba teacher Phil Catelinet.

I recorded this performance of the first movement in March this year with my old friend and Composer John Paul Gandy at the piano.

We will be collaborating again later this year to record his Concerto for Tuba, Marimba and group.

Bach Programme Notes

I have always loved the Bach Cello Suites since I was a young student marvelling at the music and pondering the possibility that they could also be achievable on my instrument too. The exquisite renditions by the late John Fletcher of the Minuet and Gigue from the first Suite are tantalizing examples and one only wishes that he had recorded more for us, as they have inspired brass players over the years with his sensitivity and virtuosity.

I found myself drawn back to the Suites in 2007 after organising, performing and recording many complicated and busy works. I immersed myself in them, again savouring the simplicity of the single musical voice and searching for insights into unravelling the complexity of the implied polyphony.


Bach composed his six Cello Suites between 1717 and 1723, and they are now acclaimed as amongst the greatest works in the cello repertoire. They were not well known before the 20th Century, but were championed by cellist Pablo Casals after finding the earliest known manuscript of the works in a second hand shop. They have since become some of Bach’s most popular and recognisable works loved by musicians and transcribed for almost every instrument. They encompass a great variety of styles, mainly in dance forms from Bach’s day. They are technically and musically demanding, covering a wide range of emotions from intimate and reflective to exuberant and joyful. I highly recommend getting to know one of the many fantastic recordings available today.

My choice of material has no particular theme or structure.  The movements here are among the ones that I just love to play.  The Prelude is from Suite No.1, Gavotte II from Suite 5 and the others from Suite No.3.  Studio time was limited to a few hours so sadly I’ve had to put other’s favourites aside for another day.  I also battled shocking Tinnitus that day, as the previous night I has been at the incredible Led Zeppelin reunion concert which had been both inspiring and blisteringly loud!

Recorded 11t h December 2007 at Kenilworth Studios, Penge, and South London.