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Roger Bobo

10 Articles by Roger Bobo

Brass Bulletin 15 - 3 / 1976

Comments on the First International Brass Congress

Bobo, Roger

Comments on the First International Brass Congress

Montreux 1976

National styles or personal voice? Roger Bobo finds in Montreux that individuality prevails—yet notes the absence of key traditions.

pp. 55–57

Brass Bulletin No 15 · 1976

Report· Event· Sociology· Ideas

Brass Bulletin 18 - 2 / 1977

Bobo, Roger

And approach the realm of making beautiful music

A rare and powerful call from maestro Roger Bobo: at the height of the “Tuba Explosion”, he challenges players to define — at last — the ideal instrument.

pp. 27–39

Brass Bulletin No 18 · 1977

Tuba· Equipment· Acoustics· Instrument making· Valves

Brass Bulletin 19 - 3 / 1977

From the pen of Roger Bobo

Bobo, Roger

From the pen of Roger Bobo

A bold statement from Roger Bobo: limiting yourself to your instrument’s repertoire is musical imprisonment — true musicianship begins beyond boundaries.

pp. 30–31

Brass Bulletin No 19 · 1977

Repertoire· Ideas

Brass Bulletin 21 - 1 / 1978

Bobo, Roger

Yes or no? Beware!

Do we or do we not play transcriptions?

“Transcriptions: yes or no? Beware.” Roger Bobo challenges tubists to rethink repertoire, taste, and tradition in a bold call for musical judgment and artistic freedom.

pp. 33–35

Brass Bulletin No 21 · 1978

Tuba· Repertoire· Interpretation· Contemporary Music

Bobo, Roger

Symposium 1978

Eyes toward the future

Beyond the instrument: Roger Bobo calls for open minds at Symposium ’78—urging tubists to seek inspiration, question identity, and look boldly toward the future.

pp. 63–64

Brass Bulletin No 21 · 1978

Tuba· Event· Ideas

Brass Bulletin 26 - 2 / 1979

Tuba Editorial

Bobo, Roger

Tuba Editorial

Roger Bobo reflects on orchestral auditions, examining imbalance between candidates and positions and questioning training, selection criteria and prospects for aspiring tubists.

pp. 3

Brass Bulletin No 26 · 1979

Tuba· Professional life· Society· Auditions· Orchestral playing

Brass Bulletin 29 - 1 / 1980

Dynamics in the 80's

Bobo, Roger

Dynamics in the 80's

From Reykjavik to the Hollywood Bowl, rising concert hall scale and amplified culture reshape orchestral sound, leaving acoustic limits exposed.

pp. 23–26

Brass Bulletin No 29 · 1980

Acoustics· Society· Sound· Interpretation

Brass Bulletin 33 - 1 / 1981

Arnold Jacobs

Bobo, Roger

Arnold Jacobs

Part 1

Interview

Two tuba giants meet in 1979 Chicago, where Arnold Jacobs turns technique, sound, orchestral life and pedagogy into a lasting musical ethic.

pp. 43–50

Brass Bulletin No 33 · 1981

Tuba· Encounters· Teaching· Interpretation· Sound

Brass Bulletin 34 - 2 / 1981

Arnold Jacobs

Bobo, Roger

Arnold Jacobs

Part 2 – End

Interview

From Curtis to Chicago, a tuba player's path crosses Reiner, Koussevitzky and Ormandy, while teaching evolves toward breathing, thought and musical function.

pp. 37–44

Brass Bulletin No 34 · 1981

Tuba· Encounters· Professional life· Auditions· Orchestral playing

Brass Bulletin 94 - 2 / 1996

Bobo, Roger

Reflections on the tuba, teaching and music

pp. 10–14

Brass Bulletin No 94 · 1996

Tuba· Equipment· Teaching· Repertoire

1 Article about Roger Bobo

Brass Bulletin 70 - 2 / 1990

Mathez, Jean-Pierre

Roger Bobo

Poet of the Tuba

pp. 22–29

Brass Bulletin No 70 · 1990

Tuba· Encounters

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