Our award-winning happy hour series Orchestra After 5 returns in less than two weeks! Join us on Thursday, January 15, for a performance of John Williams’s Tuba Concerto with Principal Tuba Carol Jantsch. This jaunty concerto is one of few that spotlights the tuba’s agility and range, and who doesn’t love John Williams?! Listen closely and you might hear some similar sounds from some of your favorite movie scores. | The Philadelphia Orchestra

The third movement of my tuba concerto Amaia, titled The Final Element, is without a doubt one of the most demanding and exhilarating passages I’ve ever written for tuba. It requires incredible versatility and lightness, blending cinematic energy with subtle touches of jazz. I couldn’t have imagined a more stunning premiere than the one given by Carol Jantsch, principal tuba of The Philadelphia Orchestra, together with The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own.” This performance was made possi

Hear the encore that turned the groove all the way up and brought the house to its feet last weekend. Principal Tuba Carol Jantsch performed her own arrangement of Vulfpeck’s “New Beastly,” with Associate Principal Percussion Charlie Rosmarin on drums and trombone player Jack Grimm on keyboard. It was a magical moment following Carol’s brilliant performance of John Williams’s Tuba Concerto with the Orchestra. Bravo! 👏👏👏 | The Philadelphia Orchestra