"Stars and Stripes Forever" Audition Excerpt | Tuba

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Sgt. 1st Class Zach Bridges from The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” performs and breaks down two common tuba audition excerpts from The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa, frequently required in military band auditions.

0:00 The Stars and Stripes Forever: Opening/First Strain - Sousa
1:48 The Stars and Stripes Forever: Break Strain/Dog Fight - Sousa

SFC Zach Bridges received his Bachelor’s degree from Baylor University, where he studied with Dr. Kent Eshelman, and his Master’s degree from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, where he studied with David Kirk, Principal Tuba of the Houston Symphony.

Before joining “Pershing’s Own,” Bridges performed with the Houston Ballet, East Texas Symphony, and Waco Symphony, as well as the festival orchestras of Lake George, Brevard Music Center, National Music Festival, Texas Music Festival, and the Sewanee Music Festival.

He has also been active as a soloist, placing as a semi-finalist in the Artist Tuba Solo Competition at the 2014 International Tuba Euphonium Conference and winning the 2011 Young Artist Tuba Division at the International Leonard Falcone Solo Competition.

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