Double bassist Matt Heller, who recently won a position in the Calgary Philharmonic, just put out the third part of his narrative on the process he went through preparing for this audition. It is extremely interesting reading, and I’d encourage readers to check...
I just put the finishing touches on the most recent Contrabass Conversations Recital Showcase. This episode will feature a complete recital from double bassist Peter Lawson (Civic Orchestra of Chicago member, former student at Northwestern University and DePaul...
If I didn’t manage to give readers enough reasons to start blogging in my previous post on dynamic growth possibilities for blogging and podcasting, here’s one additional reason: it’s good for your career. Bass trombonist Mark Fry brought this post...
Here is the second movement of the Bottesini Concerto No. 2 in B minor played by Arizona State University bass professor Catalin Rotaru. Catalin was featured on Contrabass Conversations Episode 19 playing the last movement of the Brahms Cello Sonata in E minor, which...
Summer is approaching fast here, and I’d like to encourage double bassists at all levels to try and perform in some sort of summer music festival. I wrote a blog post on the importance of summer festivals last year, and the advice from that post still holds...
