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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Commerce TUBACHRISTMAS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">COMMERCE, TX</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">— Over 50 area tuba and euphonium players will present the ninth annual Commerce Merry TUBACHRISTMAS
concert on Saturday, December 9th. The performance will take place outdoors on the square in downtown Commerce at 12:30 pm, conducted by A&M-Commerce Professor of Tuba and Euphonium, Dr. Jeff Baker.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black;background:white">TUBACHRISTMAS was conceived in 1974 by Harvey Phillips as a tribute to his teacher and mentor William J. Bell, born on Christmas Day, 1902.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">The music performed will be from
<i>Carols for a Merry TUBACHRISTMAS</i>, which is featured at all official Merry TUBACHRISTMAS concerts.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">“This will be a festive event that is family-friendly and guaranteed to put a smile on everyone,” said Dr. Baker.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">The concert, free of charge and open to the public, is presented by the Texas A&M University-Commerce Music Department and the Harvey Phillips Foundation. TUBACHRISTMAS concerts are
performed annually in over 200 cities throughout the world. Persons of all ages who play the tuba, sousaphone, euphonium, or baritone horn are cordially invited to perform in this concert.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black;background:white">The Harvey Phillips Foundation focuses special attention on musical instruments not ordinarily the object of other support. The Foundation facilitates its goals by
providing scholarship assistance to selected established institutions which offer academic and music performance training.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Registration is from 10:15-11:00 a.m. and will be followed by a music rehearsal from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. The registration and rehearsal will take place at the Texas A&M University-Commerce
Music Building. Participants should dress in accordance with the prevailing weather conditions. The registration fee for participants is $10.00 and music books may be purchased at registration for $20.00.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">About Texas A&M University-Commerce:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black"> Founded in 1889, Texas A&M University-Commerce is a member of The Texas A&M
University System. Located in Northeast Texas, A&M-Commerce is home to more than 12,000 students, four academic colleges, a thriving graduate school, and more than 140-degree programs. As the region’s focal point of higher education, A&M-Commerce offers
students facilities ranging from the world-class Keith D. McFarland Science Building and University Planetarium to the Sam Rayburn Student Center, to a fully equipped recreational facility and music hall. The university also has convenient locations in Corsicana,
downtown Dallas, Midlothian, McKinney, and Mesquite.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#212121">About the A&M System</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">: The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation,
with a budget of $4.2 billion. Through a statewide network of 11 universities and seven state agencies, the Texas A&M System educates more than 150,000 students and makes more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs
each year. System-wide, research and development expenditures exceeded $946 million in FY 2015 and helped drive the state’s economy.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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