Constance Weldon
American tuba player
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Constance Weldon's Degrees
- Masters Tuba Performance Juilliard School
- Doctorate Tuba Performance Curtis Institute of Music
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Constance Weldon was an American tuba player, who was the first woman to play the instrument in a major American orchestra. Early life Constance Janet Weldon was born in Winter Haven, Florida, on January 25, 1932. Her father, George, was a groundskeeper and soon after Weldon was born the family moved to Miami, where he worked on the Vizcaya estate. Her mother Edythe Roebke was a teacher. Weldon started playing instruments at school, and by the time she was due to graduate from Miami Jackson High School, she had decided to study at the University of Miami and specialise in tuba performance. She reportedly "fell in love with the tuba" after her father brought one home from a pawn shop.
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