IUP Music Department Retired Professor Emeritus, Dr. Gary Bird, has released a new CD, Tuba Safari, featuring the music of composer Gregory Fritze.

The disc features solo and chamber works by Fritze performed by the composer, Bird, and various IUP faculty and students.  Collaborators include IUP faculty members, Dr. Kevin Eisensmith, Dr. David Ferguson, Dr. Jack Scandrett, Dr. Christian Dickinson, and Dr. Jason Worzbyt, and IUP students Geoff Durbin, Justin Beish, Steven Fassnacht, Dan Kerstetter, Grant Shearer, Larry Sarvey, and Jon Wylie.

The CD is recorded on Albany Records and is available from numerous national retailers.

A preview can be heard here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-jeAXZ9GeE