New Britain will once again join other cities across the country and world with a performance of TubaChristmas today.
The local event is the fifth annual New Britain TubaChristmas.
The Harvey Phillips Foundation, Inc., of which TubaChristmas is a program, says,
The first TUBACHRISTMAS was conducted by Paul Lavalle in New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza Ice Rink on Sunday, December 22, 1974. Traditional Christmas music performed at the first TUBACHRISTMAS was arranged by American composer Alec Wilder who ironically died on Christmas Eve, 1980. Wilder composed many solo and ensemble compositions for tuba and euphonium.
The New Britain TubaChristmas will be held today, Saturday, December 14, 2019. It will be from 2:00pm to 3:00pm at New Britain’s Trinity-On-Main arts venue.
New Britain TubaChristmas says that the New Britain event’s 2019 playlist includes Adeste Fideles, Deck the Halls, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, The First Noel, Good King Wenceslas, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Komm Susser Tod, Silent Night, Carol of the Bells, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Jingle Bells and Joy to the World.
The performance is to be led by Conductor Walter Gibson. New Britain TubaChristmas Event Coordinator is Anne Marshall.
“There is no charge to attend,” says New Britain TubaChristmas.
Trinity-On-Main is located at 69 Main Street.
