Bob Lipton retired after teaching middle school orchestra and band for 25 years in Silicon Valley. He is currently living off a dirt road overlooking the Hood Canal in western Washington. As a tuba player Bob has performed with the San Jose, Oakland, Napa, Monterey and Berkeley symphonies. He was a member of the SF 49’s band and toured with the Colombia Artists Bel Canto Brass. He has also performed at the San Francisco and Frankfurt Jazz festivals as well at the Filmfare Awards in Mumbai India. Bob was also a bass player for Tom Petty’s high school rock band – after Tom left the group. His over 60 published compositions for string orchestra have been performed around the world. He just wanted to write pieces that he and his students would enjoy.