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Richard Antoine White

Courtesy of Richard Antoine White

Richard Antoine White is the first African American to earn a doctorate in tuba performance, and the journey to get there wasn’t easy.

Today we spend the hour with Richard to talk about his new memoir, “I'm Possible: A Story of Survival, a Tuba, and the Small Miracle of a Big Dream.”

Produced by Micah Yason.

Guests:

Richard Antoine White
Author of “I'm Possible: A Story of Survival, a Tuba, and the Small Miracle of a Big Dream”; Principal Tubist, New Mexico Philharmonic and Santa Fe Symphony; Professor of Tuba and Euphonium, University of New Mexico

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