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July 4th Marching Tuba Band
July 4, 2002

We are planning a Marching Tuba Band for the July 4th parade at Edina, Minnesota this year. Invitations will be sent out. It is open to any Euphonium/Baritone/Tuba/Sousaphone player. I have been told the parade route is less that a mile long. Watch this site for more info.

28th  Annual Lamberton Jazz Festival
Tuesday, March 26, 2002
The Lamberton Jazz Festival was founded in 1974 by Martin Meidl and The Music Mart.  The Music Mart organized and sponsored the Festival for its first fifteen years.  Presently it is sponsored by Lamberton Community Education, the Red Rock Central Music Parents, The Music Mart, Yamaha Corporation of America, United Musical Instruments U.S.A., Inc., Ludwig Industries, and the Southwest Minnesota Arts and Humanities Council. 

Each year, approximately 24 Jr. and Sr. High School Jazz Bands come to work with five guest artists.  It culminates with an evening concert featuring three outstanding bands selected during the day, the Red Rock Central High School Jazz Band, and a guest university band, with the five guest artists as soloists. Artists in 2002 will be Kirk Garrison, Kim Park, Frank Mantooth, John Fedchock and Jim McKinney. Steve Wright and the Gustavus Adolphus Jazz Band will be our guest unversity band this year. See the Lamberton Jazz Festival Home Page for more information. 

8th Annual Tuba Mania
Sunday, July 14 , 2002

Tuba Mania was conceived and founded in 1995 by Martin Meidl and Heritagefest, Inc.  Heritagefest is an enourmous, two weekend festival of German heritage.  It has been held every July for many years at the Brown County Fair Grounds in New Ulm, MN. Special Featured Tuba Soloist this year will be Tom Wells, tuba virtuoso. .

Special musical arrangements have been written for this event, including polkas, waltzes, and German marches. They are written in four part harmony for baritone/euphonium and tuba. We will also have a small tuba ensemble playing a couple of neat numbers with trap set and vocal.  Players of any age from anywhere are invited to play in the ensemble. 

  The ensemble, with a past  membership of nearly 100, is conducted by Martin Meidl from The Music Mart.  Invitations are mailed out from the Heritagefest Office in New Ulm, MN. around early to mid-May. 

You may order the Mach meinen einen tiefen Ton books from The Music Mart by calling 1-800-843-8822 or e-mailing us at thetuba@rrcnet.org. The cost of the book is $10.00 plus shipping and handling. They are available for Tuba, Baritone TC and Baritone BC. Help us to make this year the best yet! If you are interested in participating in the group, please contact The Music Mart and we will add you to the mailing list. 

Tuba Mania is a copyright of Heritagefest, Inc.
Please contact our Lamberton location if you would like to be added to our mailing list of tuba events. 

Ninth Annual Merry TubaChristmas
Saturday, December 7, 2002 at the Madison East Mall
TubaChristmas concerts were conceived in 1974 by renowned tubist Harvey G. Philips and are an annual holiday tradition in cities throughout the world.  Our first TubaChristmas was a performance at River Hills Mall in Mankato the first Saturday of December in 1993.  This year's event will be held at the Madison East Mall on Saturday, December 7, 2002, with a concert time of 2:00 PM. Registration and rehearsal times will set at a later date.  Our repertoire consists of quartet arrangements of Christmas holiday carols.  Participation is open to all Baritone/Euphonium and Tuba players. 

The event is sponsered annually by The Music Mart and the Music Department of Minnesota State University Mankato.  Anyone interested in performing with the group should contact The Music Mart to be added to our mailing list. 

The Harvey Philips Foundation holds all rights to Merry TubaChristmas performances.
Piano Teacher Workshop
August 2002
Last years guest clinician was Kevin Olson from The FJH Music Co., Inc.. The clinic was held the morning of August 15th, 2001 from 9:00 to 12:30 at Bethany Lutheran College in Mankato, MN.

Our piano workshop is held every August. Some past clinicians have been Craig Sale, Carol Noona, Sam Holland, Maurice Hinson, and Lisa Bastien. 

If you are not on our mailing list at the present time, you can be added just by contacting us. 

Contacting The Music Mart
For more information about any of the above events, please contact us by e-mail, snail mail, phone, or fax: 
  • U.S. mail:

    • The Music Mart
    P.O. Box 326
    Lamberton, MN 56152 
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