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List of tuba players

The following is a list of notable tuba

Tuba

The tuba is the largest and lowest pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped Mouthpiece ....
players around the world, along with a brief biographical sketch. class="wikitable sortable">

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Position held and other notable info

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Jeffrey Anderson

*1962

Principal Tubist with the San Francisco Symphony

San Francisco Symphony

The San Francisco Symphony is a leading orchestra based in San Francisco, California. The current music director is Michael Tilson Thomas, who has held the position since September 1995....

Øystein Baadsvik

?ystein Baadsvik is a tuba soloist and chamber musician....

*1966

World renowned soloist.

Alan Baer

Alan Baer is an American tubist who is currently Principal Tuba for the New York Philharmonic. He was formerly principal tuba with several other orchestras including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra....

Principal Tuba with ; formerly principal tuba with .

Ronald Bishop

Recently retired from the where he was principal tuba from 1967 to 2005.

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The following is a list of notable tuba

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Name	Dates	Position held and other notable info	Website
Jeffrey Anderson	*1962	Principal Tubist with the San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony is a leading orchestra based in San Francisco, California. The current music director is Michael Tilson Thomas, who has held the position since September 1995....
Øystein Baadsvik Øystein Baadsvik ?ystein Baadsvik is a tuba soloist and chamber musician....	*1966	World renowned soloist.
Alan Baer Alan Baer Alan Baer is an American tubist who is currently Principal Tuba for the New York Philharmonic. He was formerly principal tuba with several other orchestras including the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra....		Principal Tuba with ; formerly principal tuba with .
Ronald Bishop		Recently retired from the where he was principal tuba from 1967 to 2005. Currently teaches at and .
John Van Houten John Van Houten John Van Houten is an United States orchestral tuba player. He is most notable for playing in various film soundtracks. John holds a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree in tuba performance from the University of Southern California, where he studied with Tommy Johnson ....		Los Angeles Studio Musician. Born 1957.
Jens Björn-Larsen		Professor of Tuba at ; formerly principal tuba of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra Danish National Symphony Orchestra The Danish National Symphony Orchestra , is Denmark's largest and most renowned symphony orchestra. It is based in Copenhagen.It is among the world's oldest radio orchestra, founded in 1925.... from 1987 to 2005.
Roger Bobo Roger Bobo Roger Bobo , is a renowned and critically acclaimed American tuba virtuoso and internationally respected brass pedagogue. He retired from active tuba performance in 2001 in order to devote his time to conducting and teaching....	*1938	World renowned soloist; currently teaches at the Musashino Academia Musicae Musashino Academia Musicae was founded in 1929. The founder, Naoaki Fukui and his assistant teachers had established one of the several highly advanced academic music schools in Nerima,Tokyo.... ; formerly taught at the , the Lausanne Conservatory, the , and the Royal Northern College of Music Royal Northern College of Music The Royal Northern College of Music or RNCM is a music school in Manchester, England. It is located on Oxford Road in Manchester city centre, and is at the western edge of the campus of the University of Manchester.... ; formerly principal tuba of the from 1964 to 1989.
Velvet Brown Velvet Brown Velvet Brown is an internationally recognized orchestral and chamber music tuba, composer and educator. She is the principal tubist of the Altoona, Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra and has served as principal with the New Hampshire Music Festival Orchestra from 1989-2004, and as substitute or additional tubist with the Detroit Symphony, Saint...		Professor of tuba and euphonium at Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Land-grant university, space grant college public research university located in State College, PA, Pennsylvania, United States.... ; formerly professor at Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University is a public four-year institution located in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States, about 20 miles south of Toledo, Ohio on I-75.... and Ball State University Ball State University Ball State University is a state university research university located in Muncie, Indiana, Indiana, United States Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans more than 1,000 acres .... .
Floyd Cooley		Currently teaching at DePaul University DePaul University DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois, Illinois, United States Founded by the Congregation of the Missions in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest who valued philanthropy, Vincent de Paul.... ; formerly principal tuba of the San Francisco Symphony San Francisco Symphony The San Francisco Symphony is a leading orchestra based in San Francisco, California. The current music director is Michael Tilson Thomas, who has held the position since September 1995.... from 1969 to 2001.
David Cribb		Currently in Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig
Charles Daellenbach Charles Daellenbach Charles Daellenbach is a tuba player best known as one of the founders of Canadian Brass, a very popular brass quintet known for its virtuosic skill, broad range of musical fare, and humorous presentation style....		co-founder of Canadian Brass Canadian Brass The Canadian Brass are a brass quintet founded by Charles Daellenbach and Gene Watts in 1970. In addition to maintaining a heavy international touring schedule, the Canadian Brass have recorded over eighty CDs and DVDs....
Warren Deck		Currently Adjunct professor at the University of Denver University of Denver The University of Denver , founded in 1864 is the oldest private university university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. The University of Denver is a coeducational, four-year university in Denver, Colorado, Colorado.... ; formerly principal tuba of the New York Philharmonic New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active symphony orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842. Based in New York City, the Philharmonic performs most of its concerts at Avery Fisher Hall.... from 1979 to 2001; taught at the Juilliard School Juilliard School The Juilliard School, located on the Upper West Side in New York City, is a performing arts music school. It is informally identified as simply Juilliard, and trains in dance, drama, and music.... from 1989 to 2002.
Michael Dunn		Currently professor of tuba and euphonium at The University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado at Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado. Considered a Public Ivy, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system and was founded five months before Colorado was admitted to the union in 1876.... .
Marty Erickson		Currently professor at Lawrence University Lawrence University Lawrence University is a highly selective private Liberal arts colleges in the United States located in Appleton, Wisconsin, Wisconsin. Founded in 1847, the first classes were held on November 12, 1849.... Conservatory of Music and also teaches at The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is a Public University research university located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States. As Wisconsin's urban university, UW-Milwaukee is one of the two doctoral granting public research universities in the state.... ; formerly principal tubist with The United States Navy Band United States Navy Band The United States Navy Band, based at the historic Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., has served since 1925 in music as the official musical group of the United States Navy.... .
John Fletcher John Fletcher (tubist) John Fletcher was an English tuba player. He began his career as a horn player, but switched to the tuba upon his graduation from studying Natural Sciences at Pembroke College, Cambridge....		Member of the BBC Symphony Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal broadcast orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in United Kingdom.... from 1964 to 1966; member of the London Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra is a major orchestra of the United Kingdom, as well as one of the best-known orchestras in the world. Since 1982, the LSO has been based in London's Barbican Arts Centre.... from 1966 to 1987; member of the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Philip Jones Brass Ensemble The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, founded in 1951 by trumpeter Philip Jones, was one of the first modern classical brass ensembles to be formed. The group played either as a quintet or as a ten-piece, for larger halls.... from 1966 to 1986; d. 1987.
Herbie Flowers Herbie Flowers Herbie Flowers is an England studio musician specialising in bass guitar, double-bass and tuba, who came to prominence performing with David Bowie and Elton John, and then later Lou Reed....
Alessandro Fossi	*1975	Founder Member of the Gomalan Brass Quintet; Tuba teacher "G.Rossini" Conservatory in Pesaro; B&S Artist.
Jeffrey Funderburk		Currently professor at The University of Northern Iowa University of Northern Iowa The University of Northern Iowa, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, is a state-supported university that offers more than 120 majors across the colleges of Administration , Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral sciences, and graduate college.... .
Michel Godard Michel Godard Michel Godard is a French tuba player and jazz musician.Godard was admitted at the age of 18 to the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio-France. His ability to produce overtones and musicality leaves the listener surprised at how light a seemingly cumbersome tuba can sound....		jazz tubist
James Gourlay James Gourlay James Gourlay is a United Kingdom Conductor and internationally renowned tuba soloist.He was born in Scotland and began to play in his local brass band at an early age....
Toby Hanks		Professor at The Manhattan School of Music Manhattan School of Music The Manhattan School of Music is a world-renowned music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers Academic degrees on the Bachelors degree, Masters degree, and doctoral levels in the areas of european classical music and jazz performance and composition.... and Yale University Yale University Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, Yale is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher education in the United States and is a member of the Ivy League.... ; freelance musician in New York City New York City The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population.... .
Tonni Hellebek		Currently principal tubist with the Copenhagen Philharmonic
Walter Hilgers Walter Hilgers Walter Hilgers is one of the world's leading tuba players. He performs worldwide as orchestral musician, soloist, academic music teacher, arranger and conductor....		Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Arnold Jacobs	1915-1998	Former principal tubist with The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five ".... from 1944 to 1988; former professor at Northwestern University Northwestern University Northwestern University is a non-sectarian private university research university located in Evanston, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.... .
Tommy Johnson (tubist) Tommy Johnson (tubist) John Thomas Johnson was an United States orchestral tuba player. He performed on more than 2,000 film soundtracks, most notably John Williams' Jaws score, in which he played a high-register tuba solo as the melodic theme for the shark....	1935-2006	Taught privately at The University of Southern California University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private university, nonsectarian, research university located in the University Park, Los Angeles, California neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, California, United States.... and at The University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, California, United States.... ; performed in over 2,000 film scores.
Carol Jantsch Carol Jantsch Carol Jantsch is an United states tuba player. She is the daughter of a medical doctor and a Kenyon College vocal-music teacher, . She began to study piano at age 6, and the euphonium at age 9....	1986-	Principal Tuba, Philadelphia Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra is an orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is historically considered to be one of the "Big Five " American orchestras.... .
Fritz Kaenzig		Currently professor at The University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan is a public university research university located in the state of Michigan. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan, which also includes two regional campuses in University of Michigan-Flint and University of Michigan-Dearborn.... ; formerly taught at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public university research university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Illinois system.... and The University of Northern Iowa University of Northern Iowa The University of Northern Iowa, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, is a state-supported university that offers more than 120 majors across the colleges of Administration , Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral sciences, and graduate college.... .
John Manning (musician)		Currently professor of tuba and euphonium at The University of Iowa University of Iowa The University of Iowa is a public university research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees.... ; founding member of The Atlantic Brass Quintet Atlantic Brass Quintet The Boston-based Atlantic Brass Quintet is a five-piece chamber music ensemble which was founded in 1985, by John Manning , Joseph Foley, John Faieta and Bob Rasmussen.... ; formerly the principal tubist with the United States Air Force Band of the Golden West from 1986 to 1989; formerly served on the faculty of The Boston Conservatory Boston Conservatory The Boston Conservatory is an arts Music school located in the Fenway-Kenmore region of Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. It has undergraduate and graduate programs in music, dance, theater, and music education.... , Boston University Boston University Boston University is a private nonsectarian university located in Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. Although chartered by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1869, Boston University traces its roots to the establishment of the Newbury Biblical Institute in Newbury, Vermont in 1839.... , and The University of Massachusetts University of Massachusetts The University of Massachusetts is the five-campus public university system of the Massachusetts.The system includes University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Massachusetts Boston, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth , University of Massachusetts Lowell, and the University of Massachusetts Medical School.... .
Rex Martin Rex Martin Rex Martin was born in Burlington, Iowa. He was raised in Stronghurst, IL and graduated from high school in Chillicothe, IL. He married Margreth Tr?mpi of Ennenda, Switzerland in 1989....		Currently professor at Northwestern University Northwestern University Northwestern University is a non-sectarian private university research university located in Evanston, Illinois and downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.... .
Oren Marshall		The worlds leading exponent of Progressive Tuba
Michael S. Milnarik		Member of the Innovata Brass and Cosmopolitan Tuba Quartet. Tuba/Euphonium Instructor at Tufts University Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university in Medford, Massachusetts/Somerville, Massachusetts, near Boston, Massachusetts, United States.... and University of Massachusetts Lowell University of Massachusetts Lowell The University of Massachusetts Lowell is one of five University of Massachusetts campuses. Located in Lowell, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, it is the largest university in the Merrimack Valley.... . Yamaha Performing Artist.
Timothy Northcut		Currently professor at The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music is the performing arts College or university school of music of the University of Cincinnati and is one of the nation's leading music conservatories.... .
Chris Olka		Principal Tuba of the Seattle Symphony and Seattle Opera. Also on the School of Music faculty at the University of Washington.
Dan Perantoni		Currently professor at Indiana University Indiana University Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus university system in the state of Indiana. The IU system includes the following campuses:... ; founding member of ; member of .
Benjamin Pierce	*1977	Currently professor at The University of Arkansas University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public co-educational land-grant university. It is the Flagship#University campuses campus of the University of Arkansas System and is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas.... .
Sam Pilafian		Currently professor at Arizona State University Arizona State University Arizona State University is the largest public university research university in the United States under a single administration, with total student enrollment of 67,082 as of fall 2008.... ; founding member of Empire Brass Empire Brass The Empire Brass is a brass quintet from the United States. Current members include:* Rolf Smedvig, trumpet* Marc Brian Reese, trumpet* Michelle Perry , French horn... ; formerly taught at Boston University Boston University Boston University is a private nonsectarian university located in Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. Although chartered by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1869, Boston University traces its roots to the establishment of the Newbury Biblical Institute in Newbury, Vermont in 1839.... .
Gene Pokorny Gene Pokorny Gene Pokorny is an United States tuba. He has played with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since his appointment by Georg Solti in 1988. He has also played with the Israel Philharmonic, the Utah Symphony, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra and the Los Angeles Philharmonic....		Currently principal tubist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five ".... .
Chris Quade	*1972	Tubist and tuba section leader with the U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Band
Mike Roylance		Principal tuba of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Professor at the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston University and Yale University.
Jon Sass		Currently working as a solo artist and to date, has made over 70 recordings.
Karl Schimke		Currently in Synfonieorchester St Gallen
Jim Self	*1943	Currently professor at The University of Southern California University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private university, nonsectarian, research university located in the University Park, Los Angeles, California neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, California, United States.... ; free-lance musician in Los Angeles; formerly taught at The University of Tennessee University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee , sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant university University of Tennessee system public school system in Tennessee.... ; former member of The United States Army Band United States Army Band The United States Army Band was established on January 25, 1922, by Chief of Staff of the United States Army John J. Pershing, in emulation of European military bands he heard during World War I.... .
Patrick Sheridan		World renowned soloist; visiting professor at The Royal Northern College of Music Royal Northern College of Music The Royal Northern College of Music or RNCM is a music school in Manchester, England. It is located on Oxford Road in Manchester city centre, and is at the western edge of the campus of the University of Manchester.... and The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama is a conservatoire of music, drama and dance in the centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1845 as the Glasgow Educational Association, today it acts as one of the leading cultural institutions in the United Kingdom, and is the busiest performing arts venue in Scotland.... ; former member of The United States Marine Band United States Marine Band The United States Marine Band, colloquially known as "The President's Own", was established by an Act of Congress on July 11, 1798, and is United States?s oldest professional musical organization.... .
Philip Sinder		Currently professor at Michigan State University Michigan State University Michigan State University is a public university research university in East Lansing, Michigan, Michigan United States. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act.... .
Thomas Stein		Currently professor at The University of Missouri–Kansas City University of Missouri–Kansas City The University of Missouri?Kansas City is an institution of higher learning located in Kansas City, Missouri, Missouri, United States. Its main campus is in Kansas City's Rockhill neighborhood east of the Country Club Plaza.... ; formerly taught at The University of Southern Mississippi, The University of Colorado at Boulder University of Colorado at Boulder The University of Colorado at Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado. Considered a Public Ivy, it is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system and was founded five months before Colorado was admitted to the union in 1876.... , and Central Michigan University Central Michigan University Central Michigan University is a coeducational state university located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. Nearly 28,000 students are enrolled, of which approximately 20,000 are undergraduates, making the university the Fourth largest in Michigan.... .
John D. Stevens John D. Stevens John D. Stevens is an United States composer/arranger, tuba, and brass instrument pedagogue. He performs with the Wisconsin Brass Quintet, the brass chamber music ensemble in residence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison....	*1951	Currently professor at The University of Wisconsin-Madison; world renowned composer/arranger; member of The Wisconsin Brass Quintet; formerly taught at The University of Miami University of Miami The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 in the city of Coral Gables, Florida, Florida, United States, a historic suburb of Miami, Florida.... ; former free-lance musician in New York City New York City The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population.... .
Simon Styles		Currently Solo Tuba in Tonhalle Orchestra, Zurich	[https://www.tonhalle-orchester.ch/index.php?id=20&uid=68&L=1]
Deanna Swoboda		Currently professor at Western Michigan University Western Michigan University Western Michigan University is a public university established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo. When the school first opened, it was known as the Western State Normal School but was renamed Western State Teachers College in 1927 and Western Michigan College of Education in 1941.... ; former member of Dallas Brass.
Abe Torchinsky		Former principal tubist with The Philadelphia Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra The Philadelphia Orchestra is an orchestra based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is historically considered to be one of the "Big Five " American orchestras.... from 1949 to 1972; taught at The University of Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan is a public university research university located in the state of Michigan. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan, which also includes two regional campuses in University of Michigan-Flint and University of Michigan-Dearborn.... from 1972 to 1989.
Heiko Triebener Heiko Triebener Heiko Triebener is a German classical tubist.Musical education:since 1983 musicology at Eberhard Karls University of T?bingen1982-1992 private studies with Robert Tucci, Bavarian State Opera...		Classical tubist, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra Bamberg Symphony Orchestra The Bamberg Symphony is a German orchestra based in Bamberg. The orchestra was formed in 1946 mainly from German musicians expelled from Czechoslovakia under the Bene? decrees, who had previously been members of the German Philharmonic Orchestra of Prague....
Charles Villarrubia		Currently professor at Boston University Boston University Boston University is a private nonsectarian university located in Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. Although chartered by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1869, Boston University traces its roots to the establishment of the Newbury Biblical Institute in Newbury, Vermont in 1839.... ; founding member of Rhythm & Brass.
Scott Watson		Currently professor at The University of Kansas University of Kansas The University of Kansas is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, and Overland Park, Kansas, Kansas with the main campus being located atop Mount Oread in Lawrence.... .
Jerry Young		Currently professor at The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is a public university located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States. The university is categorized as a postbaccalaureate comprehensive institution in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education....
David Zerkel		Currently professor at The University of Georgia University of Georgia The University of Georgia is a public university research university located in Athens, Georgia, Georgia , the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning.... ; formerly taught at Illinois State University Illinois State University Illinois State University is a public university in Normal, Illinois, Illinois, United States. Most commonly referred to as ISU, the school was founded in 1857 by Jesse W.... ; former member of the United States Army Band United States Army Band The United States Army Band was established on January 25, 1922, by Chief of Staff of the United States Army John J. Pershing, in emulation of European military bands he heard during World War I.... and the United States Army Field Band.
Don Harry		Currently Associate Professor of Tuba at The Eastman School of Music Eastman School of Music The Eastman School of Music is a music College or university school of music located in Rochester, New York, United States. The Eastman School is the professional school of music associated with the University of Rochester.... ; formerly taught at The Juilliard School Juilliard School The Juilliard School, located on the Upper West Side in New York City, is a performing arts music school. It is informally identified as simply Juilliard, and trains in dance, drama, and music.... in New York; current member of The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is an American orchestra located in Buffalo, New York. Its primary performing venue is Kleinhans Music Hall, which is a National Historic Landmark.... and the Eastman Brass.