Spring Concert  Phil Sinder, tuba; Patrick Mulligan, euphonium; Michael Kirby III, tuba; Noah Mallett, piano, organ, and percussion

Summer Concert  Doreen Ketchens, clarinet; Alvin Waddles, piano

2025 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – At a Magic Show  Mark Tripp, magician

#2 – In a Venezuelan Teatro  Leonardo Granados, vocals and percussion; Marco Granados, flute; Hector Molina, cuatro and guitar; Gonzalo Teppa, bass

#3 – In a Jazz Club  Michael Dease, trombone and sax; Alvin Waddles, piano; Jonathan Hilliard, bass; Gayelynn McKinney, drums

#4 – In a Prog Music Studio  Jim Alfredson, keyboards and vocals; Noah Mallett, keyboards and vocals; Randy Napoleon, guitar; Jeff Shoup, drums

#5 – In a Celtic Pub  Shane Cook, fiddle; Sean Gavin, Uilleann bagpipes and flute; Tony McManus, guitar

#6 – At the Movies  Arianna Argentieri, violin; Yu-Chen Lin, cello; Morgan Page, flute; Elyor Gofurov, clarinet; James Reed Ricotta, trumpet; Cadence Miller, percussion; Noah Mallett, piano; Benjamin Horne, conductor

Christmas Concert  The McLain Family Band

Spring Concert  Ensemble Sangineto 

Summer Concert  Alirna Korieva, vocals; Ross Huff, trumpet; Lisa Sung, piano; Jeff Pedraz, bass; Max Colley III, drums

2024 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – Ragtime Quartet  Aaron Jonah Lewis, banjo; Alirna Korieva, violin; Noah Mallett, xylophone; Alvin Waddles, piano

#2 – All-Star Guitar Quartet  Paul Asbell, Tony McManus, and Randy Napoleon, guitars; Jeff Pedraz, bass guitar

#3 – String Quartet  Alirna Korieva and Natasha Kubit, violins; Meagan Turner, viola; Mira Cheng, cello

#4 – Percussion Quartet  Gwen Dease, Dan Ingman, Noah Mallett, and Kramer Milan, percussion

#5 – International Quartet  Jordan Anderson, piano; Angel Hernandez, percussion; Alirna Korieva, violin and vocals; Sandro Sidamonidze, cello 

#6 – Vintage Vocal Quartet  Chris Humphrey, trombone and drums; Taylor O’Donnell, piano; Paul Pampinella, guitar; David Thorne Scott, bass

Christmas Concert – A Christmas Buffet  Phoenix Miranda, soprano; Jose Luis Maldonado, baritone; Alvin Waddles, piano

Spring Concert – The Great American Songbook  Alvin Waddles, piano

Summer Concert  Tony McManus, guitar

2023 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – Jazz Septet & Piano  Rockelle Whitaker, vocals; Jauron Perry, trumpet; Stephen Grady, Jr., saxophone; Nanami Haruta, trombone; Sequoia Snyder and Rufus Ferguson, jazz piano; Rodney Whitaker, bass; Sarah Whitaker, drums; Noah Mallett, classical piano and composer; Ricardo Lorenz, Eileen Snyder, Dominic Waddles, and Alvin Waddles, guest composers

#2 – Horn & Piano  Corbin Wagner, horn; Patrick Johnson, piano

#3 – Steelpan & Guitar  Liam Teague and Jaden Teague Nunez, steelpan; Fareed Haque, guitar; Elihu Conant-Haque, tuba

#4 – Tuba Quartet  Gail Robertson, euphonium; Charles Guy and Phil Sinder, tubas

#5 – Violin & Piano  Alirna Korieva, violin and vocals; Noah Mallett, piano

#6 – Gospel  Testimony Sings, with Alvin Waddles, piano; Felicia Hill, drums

Christmas Concert  Heywood Banks, guitar, vocals, comedy; Noah Mallett, piano

Spring Concert  Sunny Wilkinson, vocalist; Ron Newman, piano; Larry Ochiltree, drums

Summer Concert – Father’s Day & Juneteenth Celebration  Max Colley III, drums and trumpet; Noah Mallett, xylophone and drums; Alvin Waddles, piano; Dominic Waddles, saxophone; David Wells, trombone; Greg Wells, trumpet

2022 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – Two pianists  Alvin Waddles and Noah Mallett, piano; David Hall, drums

#2 – Eight Tubas and euphoniums  Emily Gradowski, Patrick Mulligan, and Reece Zeller, euphoniums; Ben McWilliams, Ryan Novak, Mike Ring, and Phil Sinder, tubas; Derek Polischuk, piano; Scott Cohen, conductor

#3 – Dyad  David Thorne Scott, vocals, bass, and melodica; Mark Shilansky, vocals and piano

#4 – Two Malletts  Noah Mallett, marimba

#5 – DiBurke  Alfreda Burke, soprano and piano; Rodrick Dixon, tenor and organ; Alvin Waddles, piano and organ

#6 – Two Unbelievable!  Mike Stevens, harmonica; Kevin Bujo Jones, percussion

Christmas Concert  Eydie Evans Hyde, vocalist; Terry Lower, piano; Ray Tini, bass; Larry Ochiltree, drums

Spring Concert – “Love is in the Air”  Anna Khalikova, violin; Michael Dease, trombone; Sofia Rabiela, bass; Noah Mallett, drums and keyboards; special guest Brooklyne Dease, piano

Summer Concert – Tuba Bach Hootenanny  The Deep Fried Pickle Project Jug Band

2021 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – The McLain Family Band  Raymond McLain, Ruth McLain-Smith, Alice White, Al White, Daxson Lewis

#2 – Prevailing Winds  Sarah Bowman Peterson, oboe; John Varineau, clarinet; Andrew Genemans, bassoon; Noah Mallett, piano and percussion

#3 – The Fabulous Four  Jim Alfredson, organ; Lawrence Barris, guitar; Luther Allison, drums

#4 – Broadway in Living Color  Tanya Mason, vocalist; Dalas Armand, vocalist; Alvin Waddles, piano

#5 – By Gosh, By Golly, By Gershwin  Alvin Waddles, piano

#6 – The Music of Kansas  Oleg Bezuglov, violin; Will Sutton and Remus Webb, euphoniums; Phil Sinder and Evan Zegiel, tubas; Noah Mallett, drums

Christmas Concert  Will Sutton and Remus Webb, euphoniums; Noah Mallett, piano

No Spring or Summer concerts due to COVID-19

2020 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – Fanfare  Justin Emerich, trumpet; Phil Sinder, tuba; Derek Polischuk, piano

#2 – Ragtime  Noah Mallett, xylophone; Dominic Waddles, saxophone; Alvin Waddles, piano; Philip Himebaugh, announcer

#3 – Euphonia  Demondrae Thurman, euphonium; Noah Mallett, piano and percussion

#4 – Montage  Christopher Martin, violin; Mary Jane Miller, viola; Alicia Eppinga, cello; John Varineau, clarinet; Hyesook Kim, piano

#5 – Trios  Jeffery Zook, flute; Alvin Waddles, piano; Marion Hayden, bass; Tariq Gardner, drums

#6 – Duo  Noah Mallett, piano

Christmas Concert  Dominic Waddles, saxophone; Noah Mallett, vibes; Alvin Waddles, piano; Marion Hayden, bass; Tariq Gardner, drums

Spring Concert  Greg Jasperse, vocalist; Bill Cunliffe, piano; Noah Mallett, marimba and vibes; Ron Otis, drums

Summer Tuba Bash – Give My Regards to Broadway, A Night at the Opera, and an All-American Ice Cream Social  Alfreda Burke, soprano; Rodrick Dixon, tenor; Alvin Waddles, piano

2019 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – Bill Cunliffe and the Michael Dease Big Band  with special guests Gwendolyn Dease and Noah Mallett, marimbas

#2 – Tuba Bach Quartet  Gail Robertson, euphonium; Charles Guy and Phil Sinder, tubas

 #3 – Invoke String Quartet  with Noah Mallett, piano

#4 – Dave Bennett and the Alvin Waddles Trio  with Marion Hayden, bass; David Taylor, drums; Noah Mallett, vibes

#5 – Caroline Worra (soprano) with BRHS Serenade  Katie McInnis, conductor; Alvin Waddles, piano

#6 – The Jorge Glem Trio and Marco Granados  with Rodner Padilla, bass; Manuel Rangel, maracas; Noah Mallett, marimba

Christmas Concert  Michael Dease, trombone; Noah Mallett, vibes; Andre Crawford, piano; Brandon Rose, bass; Ciara Connolly, drums; TubaChristmas ensemble

Spring Concert – Songs from the Americas  Kira McGirr, mezzo-soprano; Jeffery Norris, bass-baritone; Alvin Waddles, piano

Summer Concert – All-American Ragtime Celebration  Noah Mallett, xylophone; Dominic Waddles, saxophone; Alvin Waddles, piano

2018 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – New Orleans  Doreen Ketchens, clarinet; Alvin Waddles, piano

#2 – Central & South America  Marco Granados, flute; Jackeline Rago, cuatro and maracas; Noah Mallett, marimba

#3 – Detroit  Testimony Sings, with Alvin Waddles, piano; Ibrahim Jones, bass; Ron Otis, drums

#4 – Canada  Mike Stevens, harmonica; Jeff Getty, guitar and vocals

#5 – Kentucky  The McLain Family Band

#6 – Mexico  Flor De Toloache, with Sunny Sauceda, accordion

Christmas Concert  Gail Robertson, euphonium; Charles Guy and Phil Sinder, tubas; TubaChristmas ensemble

Spring Concert – CD release concert  Harlem String Quartet

Summer Tuba Bash  The Moxie Strings

2017 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – Going for Baroque  Grand Rapids Baroque Ensemble; John Varineau, conductor; featuring Karl Schrock, harpsichord

#2 – Bass Extremes  Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey, basses; Derico Watson, drums; Noah Mallett, vibes

#3 – The Tuba Bach Quartet  Gail Robertson, euphonium; Charles Guy and Phil Sinder, tubas; Noah Mallett, percussion

#4 – Going Bolling  Alvin Waddles, piano; Noah Mallett, vibes and marimba; Marion Hayden, bass; David Taylor, drums

#5 – Havana Good Time  Ilmar Gavilan, violin; Aldo Lopez Gavilan, piano

#6 – Six String Wizardry  Fareed Haque and Goran Ivanovich, guitars

Christmas Concert  Sylvia Norris, harp; Jeffery Norris, bass-baritone

Spring Concert  John Varineau, clarinet; Gwen Varineau, piano

Summer Motown Spectacular  featuring the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble and Alvin Waddles Motown Octet

 2016 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – A Nostalgic Frame of Mind  Katherine Hedlund Drake, soprano, David Greenhoe, trumpet; Robert Milne, piano

#2 – A Luxuriant Frame of Mind  Carl Donakowski, cello; Yevgeny Morozov, piano

#3 – A Glorious Frame of Mind  Rodrick Dixon, tenor; Alvin Waddles, piano

#4 – A Groovy Frame of Mind  Benny Benack III, vocals and trumpet; Walter White and Etienne Charles, trumpets; Jason Hainsworth, saxophone; Michael Dease, trombone; Jim Alfredson, organ; Larry Barris, guitar; Randy Marsh, drums

#5 – A Resonant Frame of Mind  Gail Robertson, euphonium; Charles Guy and Phil Sinder, tubas

#6 – A Spellbound Frame of Mind  Cirque du Baque circus band, with Richard Scott Cohen, conductor; Dynamite the Clown; Dangit Jen; Gwyd the Unusual; Random Max; Josh Romeo; Sarah Musial; Sabrina; Rufus the Dufus

Christmas Concert  The McLain Family Band

January Concert  Fareed Haque, guitar

February Concert  Tuba Tales children’s event

March Concert  Heywood Banks, guitar and vocals

April Concert  Michael Dease, trombone; Gwendolyn Dease and Noah Mallett, percussion; Jim Alfredson, organ

May Production – Pump Boys & Dinettes  Jeanna Lamar, Adriana Mallett, Andy Kirby, Christopher Lamar, Zach Potter

June Tuba Bash  Marco Granados, flute; Fareed Haque, guitar

July Concert  Alvin Waddles, piano; Noah Mallett, xylophone

August Event  World-record-breaking 30+ hour marathon solo tuba concert

2015 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – Tuba Bach Quartet  with Ein Prosit and Alpentraum

#2 – Songs of a Dream  Alfreda Burke, soprano; Rodrick Dixon, tenor; Alvin Waddles, piano; Marion Hayden, bass; David Taylor, drums; BRHS Choir; Katie McInnis, conductor

#3 – Harlem String Quartet

#4 – Dem Bones, Dem Bones!  Bones Malone, Conrad Herwig, Marshall Gilkes, Megumi Kanda, and Michael Dease, trombones; Glen Zalesky, piano; David Rosin, bass; Luther Allison, drums

#5 – No Absence of Mallets  Gwendolyn Dease, Tia Harvey, Kramer Milan, and Noah Mallett, percussion

#6 – Raymond McLain and Mike Stevens

November Concert  Alvin Waddles, piano

December Christmas Concert  Sunny Wilkinson, vocalist; Joseph Luloff, saxophone; Ron Newman, piano; Larry Ochiltree, drums 

Summer Production – Jesus Christ Superstar

 2014 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – Jazz!  Lansing Symphony Big Band; Ron Newman, conductor

#2 – Tubas!  Gail Robertson, euphonium; Charles Guy and Phil Sinder, tubas

#3 – Dance!  Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, with Alvin Waddles, piano

#4 – Gospel!  Testimony Sings, with Alvin Waddles, piano; Ron Otis, drums

#5 – Jammin’!  Classical Jam, with Esther Noh, violin; Wendy Law, cello; Marco Granados, flute; Justin Hines, percussion

#6 – Concerti!  Deanna Swoboda, tuba; Grand Rapids Symphonic Band; Barry Martin, conductor

2013 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – The Universal Brass Ensemble  Thomas Boulton, trumpet; Dan Wions, horn; Yevgeny Morozov, piano

#2 – American Choral Tapestry  Rackham Symphony Chorus, Suzanne Acton, conductor; with Alfreda Burke, soprano; Rodrick Dixon, tenor; Alvin Waddles, piano; BRHS Choir

#3 – A Percussion Extravaganza!  Justin Hines, Noah Mallett, Kramer Milan, Larry Ochiltree, Ron Rizzo, and Jane Williamson, percussion

#4 – Fareed Haque, Guitar Virtuoso  with Marion Hayden, bass; Larry Ochiltree, drums

#5 – Celluloid Tubas  Todd Fiegel, creator/conductor; Tuba Bach Ensemble

#6 – Raymond, Ruth & Mike – Bluegrass!  Raymond McLain, Ruth McLain-Smith, Mike Stevens

2012 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – The Harlem Quartet

#2 – Tuba Bach Quartet  Demondrae Thurman, euphonium; Charles Guy and Phil Sinder, tubas; with the West Michigan Trombone Ensemble

#3 – Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra  John Varineau, conductor; with Phil Sinder, tuba

#4 – Mike Stevens

#5 – Alvin Waddles Trio  with Marion Hayden, bass; David Taylor, drums

#6 – Sunny Wilkinson  Ron Newman, piano; with Voca Lyrica; Ginny Kerwin, conductor

2011 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – Rodrick Dixon, Alfreda Burke, and Alvin Waddles  with community gospel choir

#2 – Tuba Bach Quartet  Demondrae Thurman, euphonium; Charles Guy and Phil Sinder, tubas; with the BRHS Madrigal Singers, Katie McInnis, conductor

#3 – The McLain Family Band

#4 – Animusic®

#5 – Marco Granados and Un Mundo Ensemble  Jackeline Rago, cuatro and percussion; Lali Majia, percussion; Roberto Koch, bass

#6 – Straight Ahead  Kymberli Wright, vocals; Lord Yancey, saxophone; Eileen Orr, piano; Marion Hayden, bass; Gayelynn McKinney, drums

2010 Tuba Bach Festival

#1 – 8ba (tuba x 4)  Demondrae Thurman, euphonium; Charles Guy and Clinton McCanless, tubas; with Con Brio Voce; Kent Boulton, conductor

#2 – With a Song in My Heart  Rackham Symphony Choir; Suzanne Acton, conductor; Rodrick Dixon, tenor; Alvin Waddles, piano; BRHS Choir

#3 – We Be Jammin’  Classical Jam, with Jennifer Choi, violin; Wendy Law, cello; Marco Granados, flute; Justin Hines, percussion

#4 – You’ve Gotta Be Kidding  Heywood Banks, guitar and vocals

#5 – Clazzical Music  Alvin Waddles, piano; Marion Hayden, bass; David Taylor, drums

#6 – A New Orleans Celebration  Marcus Belgrave, trumpet and vocals; Joan Bow-Belgrave, vocals; Vincent York, clarinet and saxophone; Chris Smith, trombone; Bill Meyer, piano; Marion Hayden, bass; Gayelynn McKinney, drums

#1 – I Got the Blues  Eve Cornelious, vocalist; Rick Hicks, guitar; Chip Crawford, piano and organ; Larry Ochiltree, drums

#2 – I Got the Blues: Part 2 (Bluegrass, that is)  Raymond McLain, banjo, fiddle, guitar and vocals; Mike Stevens, harmonica; Ruth McLain Smith, bass and vocals

#3 – Lift Every Voice and Sing  Alvin Waddles and the New Millennium Chorale

#4 – Happy Octuba!  Demondrae Thurman, euphonium; Charles Guy and Phil Sinder, tubas

#5 – Gillingham  David Gillingham, composer; Bruce Bonnell, horn; Mark Cox, tuba; Mary Jo Cox, piano; Tuba Bach Concert Band; Gregory Benson, conductor

#6 – With Strings Attached  The Harlem Quartet

#1 – Jazz, Served Sunny Side Up  Sunny Wilkinson, vocalist; Ron Newman, piano; Larry Ochiltree, drums

#2 – The Tubas Are Coming!  The Tubas Are Coming!  Demondrae Thurman, euphonium; Charles Guy and Phil Sinder, tubas

#3 – Simply Elegant  Sylvia Norris, harp; Jeffery Norris, bass-baritone

#4 – Back to Bassics  Steve Bailey, bass; Bernie Dresel, drums; special guest Noah Mallett, drums

#5 – Make a Joyful Noise – A Celebration of Psalms  Capitol City Ringers; Jane Wright, conductor; Tuba Bach Festival Chorale; Paul Heidemann, organ; Janet Mallett, piano

#6 – Feel the Heat  Mady Kouyate and the Heat of Africa

#1 – Tuba Bach – A Musical Celebration of Euphoniums and Tubas  Demondrae Thurman, euphonium; Charles Guy and Phil Sinder, tubas

#2 – Give Me That Old Time Music – and Afternoon of Bluegrass  Raymond McLain, banjo, fiddle, guitar and vocals; Mike Stevens, harmonica; Ruth McLain Smith, bass and vocals

#3 – Flights of Fancy – A Concert of Fantasias and Fancies for Tuba & Euphonium and Piano  Hayuru Taima and Philip Hosford, pianists

#4 – Around the World in Eighty Minutes – A Tribute to John Philip Sousa and the Great Soloists from the “Golden Age of Bands”  Tuba Bach Concert Band; Donald Flickinger, conductor

#5 – A Walk in the Woods – Music for Tuba & Euphonium and Woodwind Instruments  Anne Kreft, flute; Alicia Cordoba, oboe; Andrea Diorio, clarinet; Daniel Fackler, horn; Dianne Ryan, bassoon

#6 – It Ain’t Over ‘til the Tenor Sings – A Program of Arias, Spirituals, Jazz and More  Robert Mack, tenor; Janet Mallett, piano

#1 – Bach to Bach  Rubia Souza Santos, piano and harpsichord; Christopher Martin, violin; Leslie Van Becker, viola; David Peshlekai, cello

#2 – Let Us Pray  Sylvia Norris, harp; Paul Heidemann, organ; Janet Mallett, piano; Mike Riegler, Jon Fleming, and Bob Garrels, readers

#3 – Once Upon a Time  Anthony Patterson, piano; Phil Sinder, tuba; Curtis Olson, narrator; Kristy Motz and Gordon Mallett, readers; Adriana Mallett, puppeteer

#4 – Going Bolling  Chip Crawford, piano; David Hay, bass; Iadjhi Hampden, drums

#5 – Politics, Politics, Politics  Eve Cornelious, vocalist; Chip Crawford, piano; Iadjhi Hampden, drums; Canadian Lakes Quartet

#6 – Looking Forward, Looking Bach  Jill Heyboer, flute; Gifford Howarth, marimba; Anthony Patterson, piano; Jake Finkbeiner, percussion