"The tuba isn’t sexy like the trumpet, and it seems to attract outsiders, misfits, and loners drawn to solitary toil."
I think it draws a group of extremely intelligent and mechanically as well as musically talented players who have the courage to not just be one of the crowd. I like that ...

I believe the correct spelling is "Lawn Guy Land".

From the New York Times. Gifted article. No paywall.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/arts/music/pittsburgh-symphony-manfred-honeck.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6k8.RDh1.cR7t-KXblc-D&smid=url-share

"This was an unsparing demonstration of how orchestral sophistication of the highest order can be ...

NYT obit. You should be able to read this gifted obituary without subscribing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/arts ... =url-share

Must be doing something right. Mr. Bloke: Your son-in-law should be sending you some money. Yes?
https://slippedisc.com/2025/11/a-us-orc ... in-profit/

https://slippedisc.com/2025/08/just-in- ... -programs/

Substitute tuba for voice..............................................

Oscar LaGasse
Rex Connor
Joe Novotny

While on sabbatical you can enjoy a nice cigar named of all things "League of Fat Bastards".
https://www.jrcigars.com/item/league-of ... ml#start=1

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/arts ... =url-share

Nice in depth article on the West Point Euphonium audition.

From the NYT obit.........................................
Frank Sinatra, whom Mr. Bennett counted as a mentor and friend, once put it another way.“For my money, Tony Bennett is the best singer in the business,” he told Life magazine in 1965. “He excites me when I watch him. He moves me. He’s the ...

Try Amazon. "Tuba Music Guide". There's a couple of books you might find helpful.

"A Practical Guide to Selected Solos for Euphonium and Tuba Kindle Edition
by Clayton Lehman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition"

"Jonesy" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052481/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Hope your surgery was successful and your recovery is swift with minimal amount of pain management.

Overture to Verdi La Forza del destino with The Columbia Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thomas Schippers? Just heard this on the radio. Really nice tuba playing throughout.