I’ve had the same scenario happen many times since starting this blog—a colleague or friend I haven’t seen for months will run into me on the street or at a gig. They remark on how much they enjoy my blog, sometimes even quoting specific passages from different...
There are only a few days left to register for the International Society of Bassists Orchestral Competition occurring during this year’s convention in Oklahoma. Here is some information about this event:Judges for 2007 Orchestral CompetitionJordan Anderson,...
Chicago Symphony Orchestra bassist and blogger Michael Hovnanian recently wrote a post detailing the enormous amount of music that was sitting out in his studio prior to a recent organizing spree.This post in an interesting view into the types of materials that a...
I wrote a post last fall highlighting the Bogdon Box Bass. This extremely inexpensive instrument sounds quite good. Check out the tonal differences between the Bogdon bass and the upright bass–I actually think that the Bogdon bass sounds better in some respects,...
