In my first public recital since his passing, I wanted to honor his memory and all that I learned from our study with a performance of this short, soulful piece by John Harmon.īorn in 1935 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, John Harmon is an active, free-lance composer of orchestral, wind ensemble, chamber, choral, and jazz music. In fact, the instrument I am playing on today’s recital is one of Sam’s. When I began my studies with Sam, I was almost exclusively a euphonium player, and Sam encouraged me to begin work on tuba as well. Sam was my teacher (formally) from 1995-1997 during graduate study, and informally until his passing in 2019. Pianist and composer John Harmon penned this work for the late renowned tubist (and composer in his own right) J.
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