The New York Times introduced NJSO Principal Tuba Derek Fenstermacher to “Big Carl”—quite possibly the world’s largest tuba—for a video segment and article.
Watch the video to see Fenstermacher experience the giant instrument:
A Times article accompanies the video and captures Fenstermacher’s initial reaction to Big Carl:
“I had seen pictures of it and I was thinking, I’m your guy,” Mr. Fenstermacher recalled. “Then I saw it in person and I was speechless. I thought I might need another lung to play it.”
Read the article and watch video at nytimes.com.
Learn more about Fenstermacher.