Demondrae thurman biography of alberta

Demondrae Thurman knows a lot about the euphonium.

That's a total understatement: he's one of the most respected euphonium performers in the entire world.

We were grateful to him for answering some of our rather rudimentary questions about the instrument and the people who play it.

First of all, yes, the euphonium looks like a baby tuba.

"It's not just a baby tuba," Thurman said. "You don't call the piccolo a baby flute."

And how similar is a euphonium to a baritone horn?

"They're literally in the same clef, same pitch class, and same key," he explained.

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"But they are two distinct instruments. The euphonium is more conical than the baritone horn, so it has a rounder, richer, darker sound. The baritone is smaller and more compact, and so it has a more cylindrical sound."

Thurman has served as a euphonium specialist for major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the