A community just east of Winnipeg is quickly becoming known as “Tuba Town” thanks to a viral video of its middle school band practicing for a holiday concert.

The video, posted Nov. 18, shows the Grade 6 band at Ecole Dugald School rehearsing, and has since eclipsed two million views on Instagram — due in part to what seems like an unusually large tuba section.

Band director Corah Enns told 680 CJOB’s The Start that although many of the young musicians seen in the video are, in fact, playing euphoniums — a member of the tuba family — it’s still a tuba-heavy band.

“In a concert band … normally the size would be about 50 students, and around three would play tuba,” Enns said. “We’ve got seven … we’ve got a lot of low instruments and we’re proud of it.

“Without a low end, the band is n

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