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As you are well aware, some of the greatest tuba players in the world today are women, which is as it should be. But back in 1903? Well, I may have stumbled upon one of the pioneers. Check out my latest blog post, if you're interested.
1903-02-15 The Boston Globe (Emma Louise Adams).jpg (53.99 KiB) Viewed 1486 times
Played an F. E. Olds 4-valve BBb in high school (late '70s)
Led the USC Trojan Marching Band tuba section (early '80s)
Now playing an F. Schmidt (=VMI) 3301 and goofing around
on a 1925 Pan American Sousaphone and an 1899 Conn tuba!
I met an elderly woman from Florida on one of my last trips to Alaska who said she played tuba in high school. I know this isn't her, but I find this thread interesting because of her. If any of you are near Pal Coast, Florida, her name is Lois Settles. I told her that Terry Stryker might be able to fix her up with a tuba if she ever wanted to get back into it.
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tobysima` wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 6:54 pm
Wearing that kind of attire for marching is a yikes from me! Very cool find, though!
Hey Toby, just to clarify - she played in a touring concert band, not a marching band.
And everyone - do you know if anyone has ever written about the first women to play the tuba? Perhaps in the TUBA/ITEA Journal at some point? Or maybe in Bevan? If not, I may see what else I can find on this topic.
Played an F. E. Olds 4-valve BBb in high school (late '70s)
Led the USC Trojan Marching Band tuba section (early '80s)
Now playing an F. Schmidt (=VMI) 3301 and goofing around
on a 1925 Pan American Sousaphone and an 1899 Conn tuba!
There were a couple of reasons why people didn’t smile in pictures in the early days of portrait photography:
- style (main reason)
- Quite a few people didn’t have particularly nice-looking teeth.
tobysima` wrote: ↑Sat Aug 22, 2020 6:54 pm
Wearing that kind of attire for marching is a yikes from me! Very cool find, though!
Hey Toby, just to clarify - she played in a touring concert band, not a marching band.
And everyone - do you know if anyone has ever written about the first women to play the tuba? Perhaps in the TUBA/ITEA Journal at some point? Or maybe in Bevan? If not, I may see what else I can find on this topic.
Ah! I figured marching because it was a Helicon - either way, being inside a horn with very covering clothes must make one sweat.
bisontuba wrote: ↑Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:04 am
The Peak Family....they were famous as bell ringers, but also the ladies had a brass ensemble...with contrabass saxhorns ( tubas)..OTS and upright...
Thanks, Mark - about what year(s) are we talking? And do you have a better shot of a lady playing one of those saxhorns? I can't seem to access and enlarge the photo you posted to get a better look.
Played an F. E. Olds 4-valve BBb in high school (late '70s)
Led the USC Trojan Marching Band tuba section (early '80s)
Now playing an F. Schmidt (=VMI) 3301 and goofing around
on a 1925 Pan American Sousaphone and an 1899 Conn tuba!
