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For Release: 12-6-96

Contact: Peter Bailley

Galesburg's sixth annual "TubaChristmas," a free, public concert of holiday music for brass, will be presented at 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 14 in Kresge Recital Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts at Knox College. Any interested low brass musicians -- tubas, baritones and euphoniums -- are invited to participate in the ensemble, which is directed by Scott Garlock, associate professor of music at Knox College.

Registration for performers begins at 2 p.m., in Kresge Recital Hall, followed by a single, hour-long rehearsal. Additional information is available from Garlock at 309-341-7265.

"Low brass instruments give a distinctive soundTubaChristmas is a great experience for brass musicians and always well-received by listeners, when they hear the unique sound that the low brass instruments can achieve," Garlock said.

A member of the Knox faculty since 1990, Garlock has led the College's jazz ensembles to several performance awards. He has played on more than 100 jazz recording sessions and has performed with the Knox-Galesburg Symphony and the Peoria and Quad Cities symphonies.

Founded in 1837, Knox is an independent, four-year, liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois, with 1,100 students from 44 states and 32 nations. Knox's "Old Main," a National Historic Landmark, is the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.