The Oregon Tuba Ensemble will again be performing on the Eugene Saturday Market stage. Join us Saturday, September 29, 2018 at 2:00 PM for some real Heavy Metal music!

Derek White is a University of Oregon Music Education major who has been studying tuba at the School of Music and Dance for several years. He has played with the Oregon Tuba Ensemble in the past, and we welcome him…

Saturday, April 14 at 1:00 p.m. the Oregon Tuba Ensemble will take the stage at Eugene’s Saturday Market, with our usual mix of marches, show tunes, and classic Americana.  Come and have a listen to the heaviest Heavy Metal Band in Eugene!

Tuba Carol Concert 2017 will be held on December 2nd, 12:00 noon at Two Rivers/Dos Rios Elementary School, 1084 G St. Springfield, Oregon.  Further information will be forthcoming.  Check the Oregon Tuba Association’s Facebook page for information as well:

https://www.facebook.com/Oregon-Tuba-Association-219413321832/

The OTE starting its fall season with a performance for the Eugene Symphony guild.

As April returns, so does Eugene’s Saturday Market, and on April 8th at 2:00, the Heavy Metal of the Oregon Tuba Ensemble invades Saturday Market.  Come and enjoy the local vendor’s food and crafts while listening to the Oregon Tuba Ensemble’s eclectic mix of marches, patriotic songs, movie themes…

The Oregon Tuba Association is helping support Gene Pokorny as the Robert Trotter Visiting Professor at the University of Oregon from February 12-15, 2017.  Highlights include an open Masterclass on Sunday, Feb. 12th (Beall Hall, 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.) and a free recital on Monday, Feb. 13th (Beall…

OTA would like to announce that Juan Valdez is the 2016-2017 OTA James T. Newell Scholarship recipient.   Juan is a sophomore studying tuba performance at the University of Oregon under Professor Michael Grose.  His ambition is to be a professional tuba player.  His interests include playing in chamber…

With former director Andy Schanz returning to Portland full time, the OTE had a director search during the Christmas season.  We are proud to announce that Chuck Nickles, a tuba performance major from the University of Oregon (2011) who spent 5 years in Germany in the Army Band, has…

On January 26th, 2017, the OTA will have its Annual Meeting.