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Tuba Abend, featuring tuba and euphonium music, scheduled for Tuesday, April 10, at St. Olaf

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April 5, 2001

NORTHFIELD, Minn. ? Tuba Abend, a spring celebration of tuba and euphonium music, will be presented at St. Olaf College on Tuesday, April 10.

The concert, free and open to the public, will be at 7 p.m. in Urness Recital Hall, Christiansen Hall of Music. It will feature the St. Olaf Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, conducted by music faculty member Paul Niemisto, as well as several tuba and euphonium soloists. Young musicians who play low-brass instruments are especially invited to attend.

The Tuba Abend returns to St. Olaf as an annual celebration after a two-year hiatus. This year?s concert will premier a new sonata by St. Olaf College alumnus Allen Borton, performed by Kyle Haemig, a sophomore from Cut Bank, Mont. John Lato, a senior tuba player and composer from Chippewa Falls, Wis., will perform a new piece that he was commissioned to write.

Other pieces to be performed include music for tuba by the seaside, performed by Marcus Hanson, a sophomore from Billings, Mont.; euphonium and electronic music performed by Adam Gaede, a senior from Grand Rapids, Minn.; and large-ensemble pieces from the baroque, pop and contemporary styles.

St. Olaf College prepares students to become responsible citizens of the world, fostering development of mind, body and spirit. A four-year, coeducational liberal arts college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), St. Olaf has a student enrollment of 2,950 and a full-time faculty complement of approximately 300. It is one of Money Guide?s top 100 "elite values in college education today," and it leads the nation?s colleges in percentage of students who study abroad.

Contact Michael Cooper at 507-786-3315 or cooperm@stolaf.edu.