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SALEM TUBACHRISTMAS
at the
Historic Elsinore Theatre
170 High Street S.E.
Salem, Oregon
The 2007 Salem TubaChristmas will be at 12:00 PM
(noon) on
Monday December 24
Tickets have been sold out.
CCTV
Channel 22 in Salem Oregon will broadcast our Salem TubaChristmas live
at noon, December 24, 2007
If you do not receive CCTV Channel 22, you may view Salem TubaChristmas
"streamed" on CCTV's website www.cctvsalem.org
Click here to view a schedule
when CCTV will air the program several times between
December 24 and January 1.
You may also view the program "streamed" on their website anytime
after December 24.
TUBA/BARITONE/EUPHONIUM PARTICIPANTS
If you have not received a Salem TubaChristmas pre-registration form or
need information
click Salem TubaChristmas info
It is not too late to register. Tickets may not be available to those
who register late or wait until TubaChristmas Day to register.
Dr.
John Keil Richards, Conductor
C Glenn Tadina, Assistant Conductor
& Salem TubaChristmas Coordinator
Click here for TubaChristmas photos
Co-sponsored by Salem Concert Band and The Historic Elsinore Theatre
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION
This year we celebrate
the 34th anniversary of MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS, first performed December
22, 1974 in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Harvey Phillips, a renowned
tuba performer and teacher, created TUBACHRISTMAS to honor his mentor,
the late great tubist William J Bell (born Christmas Day, 1902). Many
of the first carols, especially arranged for the first TUBACHRISTMAS by
American composer Alec Wilder (died Christmas Eve, 1980) are still played
today. TUBACHRISTMAS has since expanded to international proportions performed
in over 200 cities throughout the United States and in several foreign
countries.
TUBACHRISTMAS ensembles attract multiples of 100 participants aged 8 to
85+ years. The warm, rich organ-like sound of the tuba-euphonium choir
has won the ears and hearts of every audience and has become a Christmas
tradition in cities throughout the world. This is certainly the case for
the SALEM TUBACHRISTMAS.
On December 24, Christmas Eve Day, our traditional date, 12:00 PM, we
are expecting 125+ tuba players to perform on the stage in our 18th year
of the Salem TubaChristmas. John Richards will again conduct the mighty
tubas, and of course add his witty quips and information. The first Salem
TubaChristmas was held in the Oregon State Capitol Rotunda in 1990. TubaChristmas
was moved to the Elsinore Theatre after damage occurred to the Capitol
Building by an earthquake in 1993.
A $4.00 admission will be charged again this year to help cover operating
costs. Tickets will go on sale on November 4, 2007 at the Salem Concert
Band's season opener FALL CONCERT (Theme TBA) at the Historic Elsinore
Theatre. SORRY -- Tickets have been SOLD OUT.
The doors will open at 11:00 AM for seating at our Salem TubaChristmas.
We request those arriving early not to save seats for those arriving later.
Non-perishable packaged or canned food may be brought to TubaChristmas
for the Marion-Polk Food Bank. Items of pet food for the Humane Society
of the Willamette Valley will also be accepted. Items brought for the
Food Bank are not in lieu of the admission charge.
TubaChristmas is not included in the Salem Concert
Band Season Ticket Purchase.
TubaChristmas
TUBA BARITONE/EUPHONIUM PARTICIPANTS
Participant registration fee is $5.00. You may pre-register for Salem
TubaChristmas using forms sent by mail or e-mail. There will be some benefits
in pre-registering. If you are new to our Salem TubaChristmas, request
the information packet by phone, mail or e-mail. To request a Salem TubaChristmas
pre-registration form click Salem TubaChristmas
info
We will send information to our former participants the first week of
November. We may not have your current e-mail address. If you do not receive
the information by mail or e-mail, contact Glenn Tadina, Salem TubaChristmas
coordinator, as soon as possible for special pre-registration information.
For those not pre-registering, you may register upon arrival on December
24 between 8:00-9:00 AM, however complimentary tickets and audience tickets
may not be available due to being sold out.
Rehearsal is on stage 9:00
- 11:00 AM . The concert is also on stage and will begin at 12:00 PM (noon).
The performance will end approximately 1:15 PM.
For those who do not have TubaChristmas music books from a previous year,
they will be for sale when you pre-register and also available at the
morning rehearsal. The 8-½" x 11" edition is $17.00.
It contains the same music as the smaller 6" x 8-1/2" edition
for $12.00.
There will be 80 music stands and 140+ chairs available on the stage.
The Elsinore Theatre is located four blocks west of the Oregon State Capitol
Building, downtown Salem. There are good free parking within walking distance
of the theatre for early birds. Beware of the time limit spaces! There
is also a free parking garage two blocks west of the theatre. Do not park
in the Wells Fargo parking lot behind the Elsinore Theatre. You may be
ticketed or worse yet, towed.
If you arrive
between 7:30 - 9:30 AM, you may use the front entrance to the theatre.
Participants who have pre-registered are to pick up their official TubaChristmas
button in the lobby. Those who have not pre-registered will need to register
in the lobby. If you are late and arrive after 9:30 AM, please use the
back stage door. Rehearsal starts at 9:00 AM
The following is for more information on national and international TubaChristmas
events around the world. This is the 34th year for TubaChristmas around
the world.
Harvey Phillips founded TubaChristmas, an international event held throughout
the United States and other countries beginning in November and extending
through December. For information of other locations and dates, visit
the Harvey Phillips Foundation, Inc.
website.
TubaChristmas is not included in the Season Ticket Purchase