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weekender april 26 1986 p13 tuba player peter rankin and his instrument make tion to the markham concert bands music a large bass sound that provides a unique founda- bill lanning oompapa is backbone of markham concert band by judi mcintyre what would a march be like without a low oompapa it would sound like something was missing that lack of sound would come from the elimination of the tubas and baritones however when the markham concert band takes the stage this sunday at the markham theatre the biggest and lowest of the in struments of the band will all be on hand theyll hit the low notes all concert long in the concert setup the first person is barb craig the tuba section chairman and a founding member of the band barb is also social director of the band and is married to the band conductor david craig during the day she teaches band and math at a junior high school next to barb is one of her for mer students ron cockburn ron joined the band fairly recently and has his own company devoted to aquarium maintenance the last tuba player is peter rankin he has been with the band on and off for four years pe ter is in the coop engineering program at the university of waterloo janet mooney is the first of the baritone players she has been i qackatruce jgr rkuxch a riile- with the band about five years janet is currently working for her husbands actuarial consulting company actel resources george long is the section chairman as well as the band treasurer a retired electrical en gineer george is a charter mem ber of the band mike collins sits next to george before playing baritone mike played tuba and trombone he is a band original and works as a smoke house maintenance tech nician don eyre is the next baritone player he is a compensation manager at esso don has been with the mcb for two years al harvey is the last of the bari tone players he is a print produc tion coodinator and has been with the band for seven years the similarities between the tuba and its smaller cousin the baritone or euphonium are many invented in 1843 by sommer of weimar germany the baritone evolved from the cornet it is pitched one octave below the cor net and is the leading instrument in the tenorbass range in military bands a much larger version of the baritone the tuba is the deepest- pitched band instrument there aremany variations of the tuba some have the bell upwards some have the bell facing forward both are evident in the markham concert band some circle the body such as the sousaphone for marching band use the word tuba originally was the name of a straightbuilt ro man trumpet and was the mediev al latin word for trumpet the bass tuba was patented in ger many in 1835 this ends the series on the mar kham concert band the bands spring concert will be held tomor row april 27 at the markham theatre at 3 pm tickets will be available at the door for further information please call 4714133 or 4757174 qm8xu1lt ouifuanx quoocornc gfcatcstflaczs tomeeituncc mm cu wo kwffleks sniouthe loin us nightly for dining dancing disc jockey from 900 100 am tues sal join us nightly for stanley cup playoffs and blue jay baseball all sports teams are welcome for reservations ca 4755331 steeles woodbine ave elegant country dining introducing sunday brunch an extraordinary alternative to ordinary fare brunch includes appetizer entree dessert ll 1100 am 200 pm 48 washington street markham ontario for reservations 2946468 sales service rentals no membership required video accessories safari ac video light 150 watt ambico dc video light 100 watt safari battery packs lightweight nicad battery pack 4 5 hours recording time bescor littlenic nicad 4 5 hours msl 24995 velbon tripod 275 675 heavy duty spring balance 91 lbs msl 24995 heavy duty dolly msl 14995 119 95 from from 1v plus many more camera accessories converters 69 95 cash carry only 95 22 2995 philips wireless wclock philips wireless wvolume jerrold with cord jerroid jrx with cord more channel capability we repair all makes models of converters above converters are remanufactured as new with 90 day warranty open 7 days a week mintleaf plaza 16th ave mile east of hwy 48 4714417 or 4716414 isw 1 pizza two 2 medium pizzas featuring 100 real dairy cheese our special sauce ajgjydditional toppings of your choice maxx best special on carry out only for limited time plus tax 2 party pack 4 large pizzas with pepperoni cheese sauce extra cheese is 100 extra up your n custwercard getour2 for 1 special fori year with no coupons 55 wellington street w markham 0nt dal no coupon required nobodq beats us for value