‘Tis the season to celebrate the holidays with the sound of tubas at the annual Merry TubaChristmas concert! This beloved Los Angeles tradition will be held on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at 3:00 PM. Unfortunately, our regular home, the Hall of Liberty at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, was severely damaged in last winter’s rains, so TubaChristmas Los Angeles 2023 will be held at the Hall of Crucifixion & Resurrection at Forest Lawn Glendale, 1712 S. Glendale Ave., Glendale, CA 91205.
A hundred tuba and baritone/euphonium players ranging in age from 10 to 90 come from all over Southern California to play Christmas carols—and a few Hanukkah songs—to the delight of all in attendance.
Guest artists will include world-renowned tubist Jim Self (the voice of the mothership in Close Encounters of the Third Kind) and the Hollywood Tuba 12, a 12-piece ensemble of top professional players.
Also featured will be The Tubadours, a superb pro quartet, as well as the USC Bass Tuba Quartet.
Marking his 14th year as conductor/producer, Scott Wilkinson is a professional tubist and long-time TubaChristmas participant.
The concert is free to the public, and the audience is encouraged to sing along, led by Scott's wife, singer/songwriter Joanna Cazden.
If we're lucky, Santa Claus himself will stop by to wish everyone a Merry TubaChristmas!
You might think the sound of a hundred tubas would be raucous, but it is actually quite glorious. So glorious, in fact, that Merry TubaChristmas is performed in over 200 cities across the nation and around the world.
All tuba and euphonium/baritone players are invited to play, regardless of experience and proficiency; students are especially welcome. For more information, please contact Scott Wilkinson at TubaChristmasLA@gmail.com.