Euphonium player Natalie Sheeler has been joining TUBACHRISTMAS for over a decade. “It looks very Dr. Seuss-like,” she said. “Or kind of like the brass band that you'll see in the Harry Potter movies.' Take a listen to their music via asheaarts story
" to celebrate his teacher William Bell who was born on Christmas Day, 1902. The first concert surprised holiday skaters and shoppers at New York's famed Rockefeller Plaza in 1974. Over the decades, these low brass love fests spread to cities across the globe. Sheeler, a Pennsylvania native, experienced her first in Philadelphia.
Sheeler's dad travels from Pittsburgh for this all-age, all-level event. Participants hail from farther-flung places including California and other countries. “They just are so happy to play Christmas carols together on their favorite instrument, that it's become a tradition,” Sheeler said.Turns out Sheeler, a Sturgis Charter Public School music teacher from Plymouth, doesn't actually play the tuba. Her instrument is the euphonium.
All together, Sheeler said the brass players form a pretty eclectic bunch when they reunite on the steps of Millenium Tower in Downtown Crossing. Sheeler says the sound of 100 to 200 tubas together is always showstopping. “It makes your whole body vibrate in a way that's kind of like when you go to a rock concert.”
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