Firm Foundation – QuinTuba

This recording brings together musical expressions of praise and worship spanning hundreds of years, expertly arranged, and performed brilliantly. A special aspect of this project is that these five brilliant TUBISTS (Chris Olka, Tony Kniffen, Zach Bridges, Zach Collins and Kent Eshelman) have commissioned new arrangements of these traditional hymns by a number of leading composers including 10-time Emmy Award winner Bruce Broughton, John Cheetham, Martin Ellerby, John Stevens, Jim Self, Greg Danner, Steven Winteregg, and Zach Collins.

QuinTuba is:

Chris Olka – Principal Tuba, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Tony Kniffen – Principal Tuba, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Zach Bridges – Tuba, U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” and Principal Tuba, Maryland Symphony Orchestra
Zach Collins – Professor, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and winner of 2021 ITEA Roger Bobo Award for Excellence in Recording
Kent Eshelman – Professor, Baylor University and winner of 2014 ITEA Roger Bobo Award for Excellence in Recording

The members of QuinTuba share not only a musical bond, but a foundation of mutual faith. They have each experienced the love and mercy of God in their lives, the Holy Spirit’s guiding presence, and the life-changing reality of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection.

The gift of music also points to God’s glory, and this album brings together musical expressions of praise and worship spanning hundreds of years–from the centuries-old “O Sacred Head, Now Wounded,” to the 21st-century movie soundtrack song, “Alone Yet Not Alone,” taking refuge in the knowledge that God is with us even in the loneliest and hardest times.

Enjoy hearing these songs of the Christian faith in a new way; you’ll find these arrangements by eight contemporary composers musically and spiritually rewarding.