Dan Perantoni, also known as “Mr. P", is known throughout the world as one of the great tubists and in addition, one of the great teachers. I feel lucky to say he is a good friend, and as a composer I have written a number of pieces for him. So it was a real pleasure to have a conversation with him. At times we talked about specifics of playing and teaching while at other times we just had fun talking!

Although Dan is known mostly as a player for his solo and chamber playing, he has also had vast experience as an orchestral player. In Part 1 of our conversation, I ask Dan to first talk about his orchestral career. Dan then talks about his other experiences as a player, including playing with the Summit Brass, St. Louis Brass Quintet, and the Matteson-Phillips Jazz Quartet.