Col,
One of my very best college friends was a Tuba player who played all the Strauss horn concertos on the Tuba. He later was the first chair Tuba player in the Washinngon DC Air force Band for 20 years before he retired. We use to laugh at him leaning how to breath though his nose while playing long passages. It was the first time I had ever seen it done for real. His name is Joe Lewis from Corpus Christi, TX. Lost track of him through the years.

Deane