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Wynton Marsalis' Concerto for Tubist and Orchestra
May 19: Brea(d)th
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The rarely spotlighted tuba takes center stage in a recent concerto by the eminent composer, jazz trumpeter and bandleader Wynton
Marsalis—fusing traditions ranging from classical to bebop to boogaloo. Of note are a passage in which the soloist plays the tuba and sings
simultaneously, and a blistering finale that nods to bebop saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker.
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