Meet Principal Tuba Steve Campbell
May 19: Brea(d)th
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6m 37s
While preparing for his upcoming performance of Wynton Marsalis' Tuba Concerto, Minnesota Orchestra Principal Tuba Steven Campbell discusses the tuba's starring and supporting roles in the brass section of the Orchestra and what it takes to play this mammoth instrument.
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