Tuba Bach

Tuba Bach presents... 2025 MSU International Piano Exposition - Concert 1
2025-01-05 16:00 - 17:30 UTC | Immanuel Lutheran Church, 726 Fuller Avenue, Big Rapids, MI, 49307, United States
Jiwon Chun, piano

Tuba Bach Christmas Concert
2024-12-15 16:00 - 17:30
A Christmas Buffet, featuring soprano Pheonix Miranda, baritone Jose Luis Maldonado, and pianist Alvin Waddles. A sensational sampling of tasty bites from opera, Broadway, pop, jazz, gospel, and more!

Tuba Bach Presents... MSU Percussion Duo
2024-11-24 16:00 - 17:30
Percussionists Mei-Shyuan Chiou and Michael Giunta present a program of original works and arrangements for vibraphone and six-mallet marimba.

2024 Festival - Concert #6 - Vintage Vocal Quartet
2024-10-20 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-10-19 19:00 - 20:30
Four faculty members from the world-renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston. In addition to their vocal talents, Chris Humphrey, Taylor O’Donnell, Paul Pampinella, and David Thorne Scott are also all accomplished instrumentalists. Ed joins in the fun for a trip down Memory Lane back to the swing era – and a delightful close to the 2024 Tuba Bach Festival!

2024 Festival - Concert #5 - Orbis Sonorum
2024-10-13 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-10-12 19:00 - 20:30
Orbis Sonorum (World of Sound) Quartet, featuring Uzbek violinist Alirna Korieva, Georgian cellist Sandro Sidamonidze, jazz pianist Jordan Anderson representing Cameroonian and Central African traditions, and percussionist Angel Hernandez representing Afro-Cuban and Latin American traditions, along with Ed Mallett on euphonium and tuba. Exciting mash-ups and explorations of diverse musical cultures coming together to create something unique.

2024 Festival - Concert #4 - Percussion Quartet
2024-10-06 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-10-05 19:00 - 20:30
Big Rapids natives Noah Mallett (master’s student at Michigan State University) and Kramer Milan (faculty at Boise State University), plus MSU professor Gwendolyn Dease and Hartt School of Music DMA candidate Dan Ingman. With world premieres of music for euphonium/tuba and percussion by Jeremy Makkonen, Ed Mallett, Noah Mallett, and Ayako Pederson-Takeda – and much more!

2024 Festival - Concert #3 - String Quartet
2024-09-29 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-09-28 19:00 - 20:30
Featuring four doctoral candidates from the Michigan State University College of Music – violinists Alirna Korieva and Natasha Kubit, violist Meagan Turner, and cellist Mira Cheng, with original works for euphonium/tuba and string quartet by Kevin Day, Frank Gulino, Lon Chaffin, Noah Mallett, and David Gillingham.

2024 Festival - Concert #2 - All-Star Guitar Quartet
2024-09-22 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-09-21 19:00 - 20:30
Americana/blues/jazz artist Paul Asbell, Celtic master Tony McManus, and Jazz great Randy Napoleon, all held together by the versatile, virtuoso bass guitar genius of Jeff Pedraz! Ed joins these four incredible musicians for an eclectic mix of duos, trios, and quartets.

2024 Festival - Concert #1 - Ragtime Quartet
2024-09-15 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-09-14 19:00 - 20:30
Banjo virtuoso Aaron Jonah Lewis, Tuba Bach’s 2024 Artist in Residence Alirna Korieva on violin, and Tuba Bach favorites Noah Mallett (xylophone/percussion) and Alvin Waddles (piano) – plus Ed on tuba. A toe-tapping taste of popular music from the early 20th century to kick off the 2024 festival!

Tuba Bach Summer Concert
2024-06-23 16:00 - 17:30

Tuba Bach Spring Concert - Ensemble Sangineto
2024-04-28 16:00 - 17:30

Tuba Bach presents . . . MSU "Melo" Trio
2024-04-07 16:00 - 17:30
Winners of the prestigious “Verdehr Trio” scholarship perform original works for violin, clarinet, and piano.

Tuba Bach presents . . . 2024 MSU International Piano Exposition - Concert 2 *Make-up Date*
2024-03-17 16:00 - 17:30
Pianist Qianshan Yun presents a program featuring the music of Brahms, Haydn, and Liszt.

*CANCELLED* Tuba Bach presents . . . MSU "Fusion" woodwind quintet
2024-03-10 16:00 - 17:30
*This event has been cancelled due to a medical emergency*
Five outstanding musicians from MSU’s College of Music.

Tuba Bach presents . . . MSU's Salsa Verde
2024-02-23 19:00 - 21:00
Spicy Latin Jazz from East Lansing!

Big Rapids Festival of the Arts - "Romance is Just Around the Corner"
2024-02-16 19:00 - 21:00
Tuba Bach’s Ed Mallett moves over to the piano bench and microphone, singing a program of “just-around-the-corner” love songs to celebrate the Valentine’s season. Ed is joined by violinist Alirna Korieva, Zach Potter on bass, and Noah Mallett at the drum set and additional keyboards.

Tuba Bach presents . . . MSU Jazz Octets, with guest Jazzmeia Horn
2024-02-11 16:00 - 17:30
An exciting program with outstanding students from Michigan State University’s acclaimed jazz program, with special guest vocalist Jazzmeia Horn. Program made possible in part by MSUFCU.

Tuba Bach presents . . . 2024 MSU International Piano Exposition - Concert 4
2024-01-28 16:00 - 17:30
Pianist Yeeun Choi concludes the 2024 MSU International Piano Exposition in a program featuring works by Bach, Chopin, Granados, and Haydn.

Tuba Bach presents . . . 2024 MSU International Piano Exposition - Concert 3
2024-01-21 16:00 - 17:30
Myungseo Kim performs piano masterpieces by Ludwig von Beethoven and Robert Schumann

Tuba Bach presents . . . 2024 MSU International Piano Exposition - Concert 2
2024-01-14 16:00 - 17:30
Pianist Qianshan Yun presents a program featuring the music of Brahms, Haydn, and Liszt.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO MAR. 17, 2024

Tuba Bach presents . . . 2024 MSU International Piano Exposition - Concert 1
2024-01-07 16:00 - 17:30
Pianist Zhangziyi Han and vocalist Pengyu Yang open this year’s International Piano Exposition with a program featuring piano music by Johannes Brahms and vocal pieces by Bizet, Schumann, Verdi, and more.

Novak Trio - Tuba Bach Presents MSU
2023-11-05 16:00 - 17:30
Tuba Bach welcomes Novak Trio – Natasha Kubit, Yu-Chen Lin, and Feng Kang – for the first concert of our 2023-24 Tuba Bach presents . . . MSU College of Music season!

Testimony Sings and Alvin Waddles
2023-10-15 16:00 - 18:00
The magnificent voices of Testimony Sings! – Angela Bostic, Treena James, Chandra Lewis, Lori Waddles, and Lori Wesby – along with music director and pianist Alvin Waddles, saxophonist Dominic Waddles, drummer Felicia Hill, and Ed Mallett present a glorious inspirational finale to the 2023 Tuba Bach Festival!

Testimony Sings, with Alvin Waddles
2023-10-14 19:00 - 21:00
