Friday, December 3, 2021Crown Center Square, 2450 Grand Blvd.

Scott Watson, conductor

11:45 A.M. | PRE-SHOW“Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella”

“The Carol of the Angels”“We Wish You a Merry Christmas”

PERFORMED BY SANTA’S ALL-STARSDavid Dayoub, euphoniumDavid Grimes, euphoniumGrant Johnson, euphonium

Cameron Johnson, euphoniumRoger Oyster, euphonium

Bryan Johnson, tubaJoe LeFevre, tuba

Miles Stroder, tubaJosh Westcott, tuba

NOON | TUBACHRISTMAS 2021“Adeste Fideles”

“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”“The First Noel”

“Go Tell it on the Mountain”“O Little Town of Bethlehem”

“We Three Kings”“Silent Night”

“Joy to the World”TubaChristmas is underwritten by

Janet M. Stallmeyer and Donald L. Flora.

TubaChristmas

DON’T FORGET YOUR TUBACHRISTMAS SOUVENIRS!Stop by the merchandise booth to check out TubaChristmas hats, scarves, buttons, music and more. A great way to remember this one-of-a-kind event!

ABOUT TUBACHRISTMAS ThefirstTubaChristmaswaspresentedonDecember22,1974,atRockefellerPlazainNewYorkCity.ThefirstKansasCityTubaChristmaswaspresentedin1979,whenthegroupperformedforthelightingof theCrownCenterChristmastree.TheKCSymphonyisproudtobepresentingTubaChristmasforthe12thconsecutiveyear.Theeventbringstogetherhundredsof tubaandeuphoniumplayersfromallwalksof lifeaswellasmultiplegenerationsof thesamefamilywhohavemadetheconcertanannualtradition.OnDecember7,2018,theKansasCitySymphonysetaGUINNESSWORLDRECORDS™titleforLargestTubaEnsemblewith835performers,breakingthepreviousrecordof 502performersbyagroupinCaliforniain2007.

ABOUT SCOTT WATSON ScottWatsonisprofessorof tuba-euphoniumattheUniversityof KansasSchoolof Music,anassociationthatdatesbackto1979.Hissoloeffortscanbeheardonhis“Thoughtsof aCow”soloalbum,andtheeducationalrecordings“SteppingStonesforTuba,VolumeI&II,”bothonPotenzaRecords.Hewaselectedandservedaspresidentof theInternationalTubaEuphoniumAssociationfrom1999to2001andcurrentlyservesonthe Association’sadvisoryboard. WatsonisprincipalE-flattubaof theacclaimedFountainCityBrassBandof KansasCity,whichisthemostsuccessfulbrassbandinAmericanhistory,havingwoneightNorthAmericantitlesaswellastheirhistoricScottishOpenwinin2009.Heistheinauguralmusicdirectorandhasbeenconductorof theFreeStateBrassBandsince2014.In2018,heservedasprincipaltubaof theMelbourneSymphonyOrchestrainAustraliaaspartof itsMSOAmbassadorProgram.Whilethere,hetaughtattheConservatoriumof Musicof theUniversityof Melbourne’sVictorinCollegeof theArtsaswellasbeingprincipalE-flattubaof theGlenferrieBrassBand.Watsonisamemberof theInfinityBrassQuintetof theMartha’sVineyardChamberMusicFestivalandtheKansasCityBrassworks.AlongwithfriendWinstonMorris,hefoundedthetuba-euphoniumchamberorchestraSymphoniathatrecordedthreegroundbreakingalbumsonMarkRecords. WatsonhasbeentubistinhiscareerwithensemblesincludingtheSt.PaulChamberOrchestra,BrevardMusicCenterOrchestraandtheCrestedButteMusicFestivalOrchestra,alongwithregularperformanceswiththeKansasCitySymphony.HehasperformedallovertheworldincludingRussia,China,Poland,Germany,Canada,Mexico,theUnitedKingdom,FranceandAustralia.Asaconduc-tor,hehasworkedwithsuchgroupsastheCapitalCityBrassBand,theGlenferrieBrassBand,theMansfieldUniversityBrassBand,theKUBrassEnsemble,theInternationalAll-StarCollegeTubaEnsemble,TheInternationalAll-StarHighSchoolTubaEnsembleandtheThunderAll-StarTubaEuphoniumEnsemble—allonprestigiousconferencesorconcertseries. Watson’slegionsof formerstudentscanbefoundthroughoutorchestras,majormilitaryservicebands,collegesanduniversities,andacclaimedpublicschoolmusicprogramsacrosstheUnitedStates.HeisonthefacultyeachsummerattheNorthAmericanBrassBandSummerSchoolinHalifax,NovaScotia. Watsonisanartist/clinicianforBessonTubasthroughBuffetCramponGroup,USA.