Swan-Cross Name

The music of Charles O. Beck

Fantasia on a Firm Foundation

For tuba ensemble

Cover artThis piece is based on the traditional hymn “How Firm a Foundation”. It was composed at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, commissioned by a fellow grad student (tuba major).

It was later premiered by the tuba ensemble at Bowling Green State University.

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This piece is scored for Baritone Horn, Euphonium, and two Tubas.

Ideally, this piece should be performed by not fewer than eight players, at least two to a part.

“And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”

— Colossians 3:17
The Bible (NKJV)