Via Richard Schneider comes word of the passing of Harvey Phillips — tuba virtuoso, pedagogue, and personnel manager for the Symphony of the Air, Leopold Stokowski, and Igor Stravinsky, among many others. Phillips, whose professional career began when he played with the virtuoso Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Band as a teenager, was also a prolific freelance recording artist with ad hoc ensembles and pickup orchestras.  Indiana University, where Phillips held the tiitle of Distinguished Professor Emeritus, has set up a blog page for tributes and reminiscences by students and colleagues.

UPDATE: Daniel Wakin’s obituary has just been posted to NYTimes.com.