The Brass Junkies Episode 179: Chris Lee of the National Arts Centre Orchestra
Andrew Hitz
Canadian tuba virtuoso Chris Lee joined us for TBJ179!
Chris and I go back 30 years (how are we that old??) We met as students at the Empire Brass Seminar at Tanglewood. As you’ll hear, that program had a profound impact on both of our careers.
And his stories about attending recording sessions with both Empire Brass and Canadian Brass are amazing! I had no idea he had experienced either of those things. Truly incredible behind the scenes look, especially at such a young age!
It was also wild to hear him talk about being one of the people premiering the brand new Wynton Marsalis Tuba Concerto. Exciting stuff!
You can watch the episode on YouTube below or head over to Pedal Note Media for all of the links to where to find it.
Enjoy!
On This Episode of The Brass Junkies:
Getting to be in the recording studio with both Empire Brass and Canadian Brass and what he learned from each experience
Intonation is a social skill
The need to fit in most of the time and stick out occasionally as an orchestral tuba player
The life and legacy of Dennis Miller
Playing on Charles Dutiot’s final recording with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra courtesy of Dennis Miller
The brand new Wynton Marsalis Tuba Concerto that he is performing in June 17th with the National Arts Center Orchestra (which will be live stream!)
Multiphonics and how he practices it
His process for when he first looks at a piece of music
The lessons he learned from mentor Dan Perantoni
How a great teacher can have a different view of your limitations than you do
The value in not teaching every first year student the same