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Suite for Toy Piano was written in 1948, part of the ongoing and fruitful collaboration between John Cage and dancer/choreographer, Merce Cunningham. Arranged for five tuba horns by composer Rei Coman, the LGBTQ+++ chose this piece as part of our mission to celebrate and lift up marginalized instruments (It’s interesting to note that this is not the first arrangement - composer Lou Harrison made a version for orchestra in 1963). The original score includes a range of dynamics and technical expectations that a toy piano cannot actually produce, creating that same, “wait…wha?” moment for the audience and performer as we wonder if the composer is serious or if he is making a joke. More adorable than hearing this piece is seeing it played on a child sized toy piano. And even more adorable than that is hearing the piece played on five tuba horns.

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from The Lawrence Graduate Bayreuth Tuben Quintet, released May 11, 2022
Lee Cypher, Ann Ellsworth, John Gattis, Mariel Lopez, Kyra Sims, Leander Star, Lydia Van Dreel

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The Lawrence Graduate Bayreuth Tuben Quintet is a Tuben Horn quintet that, fluid by design and inclination, is comprised of at least six members who identify as, know, or would like to know, someone who is LGBTQ+.

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