Above Average Tuba Quartet
The AATQ plays music from the Reneaissance and Baroque to modern pop songs. AATQ has commissioned works from locally and nationally known composers, as well as pulling heavily from contemporary classical composers and arrangers.
You may wonder why two of the tubas in our group are large and two are small. The larger ones come from the family of bass tubas, which as the horns usually seen inconcert halls and brass bands. These large instruments generally play in the 2 1/2 octaves below middle C on the piano. The small instruments are euphoniums. They are also referred to as tenor tubas, and generally play in the two octaves centered around middle C. All tubas are considered "conical bores," which means there is a steady gradual expansion of the the size of the brass tube from the pistons to the bell. This gives tubas their characteriscally warm sound.
Larry Carlson – Euphonium
Long time, Twin Cities resident, Larry Carlson has a B.A. in Music Education from the University of Northwestern-St. Paul, and a Masters degree in trombone performance from the U of M. He performs regularly with the Encore Wind Ensemble, the Lake Wobegon Brass Band, and, of course, the Above Average Tuba Quartet. When he isn’t making music, Larry oversees the transportation department at Providence Academy in Plymouth, Minnesota, and spends as much time as possible, chasing the elusive walleye in west Metro lakes.
Lee Dummer - Euphonium
St. Peter, Minnesota, native Lee Dummer started his musical career at the age of eight, performing with a drum and bugle corps. After graduating from Gustavus Adolphus College, he attended the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, where he performed with the famous Eastman Wind Ensemble. Lee was selected to be a member of the elite US Army Band (Pershing’s Own) of Washington, D.C., where he served for six years both the Carter and Reagan White House. Lee has appeared with the Minnesota Orchestra, A Prairie Home Companion, and is a member of the Lake Wobegon Brass Band. He has been principal euphonium and soloist with the Medalist Concert Band since 1983.
Roger Gomoll - Tuba
Roger’s professional career includes 23 years at Minnesota Public Radio and 8 years at Public Radio International. A founding member of the Above Average Tuba Quartet, he also plays with the Lake Wobegon Brass Band, the Northern Symphony Orchestra, and the Ameriikan Poijat Finnish Brass Septet. Roger’s B.A. in music is from Concordia College Moorhead, and his Master of Music degree in tuba performance was earned at the University of Minnesota, where he studied with Steve Campbell, principal tubist with the Minnesota Orchestra.
Jason Martin - Tuba
Jason Martin is a distiguished Minnesota tubist who performs with the Classic Brass Quintet, Above Average Tuba Quartet, the Encore Wind Ensemble, Northern Symphony Orchestra, and the Elk River German Band. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, he is admired for his warm tone, musical artistry, and expressive low-brass craftsmanship.
CONTACT AATQ
Roger Gomoll, St Paul MN rgomoll@yahoo.com 651.233.6178