The Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble (TTTE) is one of the most successful
performing collegiate ensembles in history, with an enviable record of
25 recording projects, seven Carnegie Hall appearances, two World's
Fairs performances, numerous national and international conference
engagements, and a performance history in venues like Preservation Hall
in New Orleans, the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, and the Kennedy
Center in Washington. The Tennessee Tech Tuba Ensemble and R. Winston
Morris: A 40th Anniversary Retrospective lists all of these events and
more. It tells how Morris founded an ensemble comprised only of tubas
and euphoniums (the "underdogs" of the orchestra) and catapulted it to
international recognition, establishing and defining the standards for
tuba ensemble performance practices and creating a monumental influence
on both the tuba and music education throughout the world. The book
provides a biography of Morris that includes the influences that led to
the development of the TTTE, and it describes the early years of the
ensemble and its development as one of the most recognizable groups of
its kind. Several lists of reference information specific to Morris and
the group-and general to tuba and euphonium music-are offered. Details
about concerts, performances, activities, and recordings of the ensemble
are presented, as well as recordings, awards, honors, and publications
by Morris. Former members of the group are listed and pictured in more
than 85 photos comprising a photographic history. Winston and the TTTE
are responsible for the composition and arrangement of more music for
the tuba than any other single source, and a comprehensive list of those
works is supplied here.
