“Their correspondence was something like a duet between a tuba and a piccolo.”
David Herbert Donald
“I worked in L.A. for 25 years, ... I played oboe, English horn, piccolo, flute, clarinet. But what happens when you do that is you spend your practice time on instruments you are weaker on to make them stronger. The instruments you are strong on become weaker. At some point, you end up in a mush of mediocrity. I was working for quantity, and I wanted to get back to my primary interest, which was to play jazz on the saxophone.”
Ernie Watts
“If a commission comes in for tuba and gorilla, she'll write a piece for tuba and gorilla, and it'll come out sounding like her. I think the humor in her music is ... like her thumbprint. And I would have to say that extends into her life away from music as well. I think it would be impossible for her to remain somber for more than a few minutes at a stretch.”
Steve Swallow
“The group, composed of a trombone, French horn, tuba and two trumpets, performs pieces from the classics to show tunes to Dixieland to original compositions.”
Jane Riley
“A kind of duet-she as oboe, he as contrabassoon, and full of obbligato digressions.”
Richard Eder
“I'd rather be onstage with a pig - a duet with Jennifer Lopez and me just ain't going to happen.”
Mariah Carey
“The rest of them (the performers) will either be singing individually or performing in a duet. We have a very nice, diverse group.”
David Kinley
