Exceptional tuba performer Sam Pilafian has died. Pic credit: Sam Pilafian/Facebook. Acclaimed Tuba performer and music educator Sam Pilafian has died. The musical icon, who was also the professor of ...

Sam Pilafian, a virtuoso tuba player who performed an eclectic mix of classical, jazz, pop and rock music and brought unflagging exuberance to teaching young tubists, died on April 5 at his home in ...

You might not know Sam Pilafian by name, but you've probably heard his tuba. Whether it was on Pink Floyd's "The Wall" or he was playing while doing a headstand — a move that gave him the nickname ...

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Sam Pilafian, the tuba component in the Boston Brass, stepped toward the microphone on stage in the Musical Arts Center to call that venue a sacred place, a hallowed place. It was in the MAC, back in ...

Led by ASU faculty member and tuba player Sam Pilafian, the Sonoran Brass Quintet will offer an afternoon of musical selections, followed by a special reception after the concert. No paywall. Always ...