Justin Benavidez: Storyteller
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Tuba virtuoso Justin Benavidez is heard in three new tuba concertos, two recent solos, and stunning transcriptions of works by Gustav Mahler and Claude Debussy.  Benavidez is currently Professor of Tuba and Euphonium at Florida State University and performs as principal tuba of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra.  In the summer he is on the faculty at the Round Top Music Festival in Texas.

Compositions by:
Viet Cuong
Gustav Mahler
Todd Goodman
Anna Baadsvik
Claude Debussy
Eric Whitacre
Allen Vizzutti

"Benavidez’s new CD, Storyteller, is a tuba showcase, reminding us that the instrument is wonderfully versatile, capable of playing even the most sensitive of melodies." — WXXI Classical

"These works for tuba are well worth a listen." — JWR

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