Gary McCurdy, The Tubador, is a self-contained solo tuba performer that appeals to audiences from the elderly to the very young.  His repertory consists of jazz and popular standards performed on a vintage one hundred year old tuba called a helicon.

McCurdy holds a degree in music education from the University of Iowa and is retired from a career of more than 25 years in the Washington, Iowa school system.  This is The Tubador’s fifth visit to Coffeyville. His program for this visit is entitled “Music with a Kansas Connection.” He plans to perform tunes that are in someway connected to Kansas history, personalities from Kansas or locations in Kansas.  For more information on Gary McCurdy, visit www.tubador.com.

McCurdy’s tour in Montgomery County will start on Monday, February 20th at the Coffeyville Meal Site, Sycamore Landing and Windsor Place Assisted Living before arriving at the Spencer/Rounds Theatre on the CCC Campus at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 21st. McCurdy will continue his tour of Coffeyville with Windsor Place, Windsor Place SCU and the Medicalodge of Coffeyville on Tuesday.  Wednesday he will entertain residents at Pickwick Place, Asbury Village and the Dale Apartments followed by the students at Caney Valley High School on Thursday and the Caney Nursing Home and Guest Home Estates in Caney on Friday. 

The public is invited to the 10:20 a.m. Tuesday Humanities performances at CCC.  The performances are free and held in the Spencer/Rounds Theatre.  For more information, call 620-251-7700, ext. 2145 or 2038.