In the summer of 1987, my parents moved us to a farmhouse south of Kiester, Minnesota. We lived a softball's throw from Iowa. Mom was pregnant with my brother; Dad traveled as director with the high school's marching band; and I had ten cats, all named after classical composers.


My rural Minnesota childhood with cats named Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach

TubaChristmas isn't merely a local phenomenon. It's a worldwide (sorta) organization with a (sorta) website headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana. If you or a loved one plays tuba, you've undoubtedly encountered (and quite possibly enjoyed) this celebration of bass.


Christopher Vondracek

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