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Rainbo-bo; The Man With the Golden Tuba: Roger Bobo. J.S. Bach, Air from Suite No. 3 (Air on the G string); Franz Schubert, Standchen (Serenade); Meyer Kupferman, Saturnalis for tuba and amplified cello; Morton Subotnick, The First Dream of Light for tuba, piano, and electronic ghost score; Thomas Stevens, Encore B z. Roger Bobo, a legendary tuba virtuoso, performed the first-ever tuba recital in Carnegie Recital Hall. He then became tubist with the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, moving then to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, where he played principal tuba for 25 years. His solo recordings on Crystal Records have been a sensation, eliciting comments like The Heifetz of the tuba...astonishing performance. (Stereo Review)