On Halloween, while people were trick or treating or going to parties, many were attending Tubaween performed by the Low Brass Ensemble.
Tubaween is a student created and run performance featuring skits and playing by the tuba and euphonium sections of the band.
This spooky celebration started in the early eighties and has been put on every year since.
The students have full control of the songs they are going to play and some of the skits they will perform.
“The students run a lot of it, they came up with the script and all of the fun stuff we did,” said Assistant Professor of tuba/euphonium and Director of Bands Mark Thiele. “I just make sure that everybody’s ready to play.”
Each year the performance is different, with last year’s Tubaween featuring sousaphone players.
Ben Price, an undergraduate who performed dressed as a Viking said the program has recently gone through some changes. One of which is, they are trying to keep the Tubaween’s players to only within the studio.
This year the players told a story of Tuba Viking discovering the power of the tuba and going to war against the deadly trombone clan.
Ryan Egan was the main writer when it came to the dialogue of the story.
This performance is heavily anticipated within the studio with many preparing costumes and growing beards in order to capture a true Viking look.
To break up their performances they had occasional skits to entertain the audience. One skit involving two players trying to one up the other by playing in weird positions.
This performance provides a chance for the players on the euphonium and tuba to let loose and have fun.
Tubaween can be an addition to Halloween fun next year for those who might not have experienced it before.
Grayson Houston can be reached at [email protected].