Organized in 1967 by the present conductor, R. Winston Morris, the Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble was the birth of a new concept in music for multiple tubas. Previous to this, there had been a very limited amount of activity involving chamber music for tubas. The Tech ensemble introduced the idea of the large tuba/euphonium choir with parts being frequently doubled. Needless to say, there was a total lack of literature for such an ensemble; therefore, the Tech group had to commence an extensive “search” for music. That “search” has led to the composition and arrangement of over one thousand works specifically done for the Tech ensemble by outstanding composers from the United States and abroad.

The Tennesse Tech Tuba Ensemble first appeared in Carnegie Recital Hall in 1976 and continues, with their unprecedented seventh appearance of the Alumni All-Star Ensemble in January 2007, to be the only tuba ensemble to ever present full concerts on that world famous stage. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.