The Christmas season rang in Downtown Crossing with a particular low word or, moderately, 100 such low notes as simply as many regional brass instrument gamers assembled for Boston’s annual TubaChristmas.
The tuba, sousaphone and euphonium gamers assembled dressed of their vacation finest and surrounded by merry decorations to blow previous Thanksgiving and into the Christmas season beginning at midday on Saturday with a live performance of traditional vacation favourite tunes.
The annual tuba-tacular is the kickoff occasion for this yr’s “Snowflake Crossing” that converts Boston’s downtown right into a winter wonderland. Upcoming occasions embody Thursday’s Christmas tree lighting on the Common; Dec. 7’s Singing Nuns because the Daughters of St. Paul’s Choir enchants the general public; the downtown Holiday Market that the town describes as “a fantastic lineup of artisan vendors to offer their handcrafted products outside on Summer Street,” which began Friday and runs by Dec. 23; and free visits with Santa, which additionally began on Saturday.
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Sousaphone gamers Stan alongside the highest row as they carry out throughout Boston’s Tuba Christmas at Downtown Crossing Saturday. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)
Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald
A crowd of listeners stops as dozens of brass instrument musicians carry out throughout Boston’s Tuba Christmas at Downtown Crossing Saturday. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)
Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald
Cathleen Finn performs decked out for the vacations throughout Boston’s Tuba Christmas at Downtown Crossing Saturday. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)
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