Re: Who is he?


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Posted by Andy Rummel on June 16, 2000 at 07:29:24:

In Reply to: Who is he? posted by Tuba John on June 15, 2000 at 23:47:18:

Hey TubaJohn

If my memory serves me, the tuba player that you are talking about is named Ed Firth. He used to play with the Military Academy Band at West Point some years ago, and has been playing at Disney ever since. When I played with Disney's College Band last summer, I had several opportunities to chat with him. Very nice guy.....

As far as employment opportunities with the mouse, last summer there were 2 tuba players playing full time in the Magic Kingdom. The Tubadours (or is it Tubafours?) played at the Animal Kingdom, and Future Corps were at Epcot. That adds up to maybe 5-6 spots. Disney, to my knowledge, cut the Future Corps last summer, and rumor has it that they are in the process of cutting back the live music throughout all of the parks. It is a shame..most of those guys have been playing there since the park opened!

Andy Rummel


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