The next episode of Contrabass Conversations will feature the second (and final) part of our interview with double bass virtuoso François Rabbath. As in episode 16 (our first part of this interview), you will hear Rabbath’s interview interspersed with clips of...
This video of the Van Goëns Scherzo with Julien Mathias on double bass and Michiko Ishii piano is worth checking out. It unfortunately has about 30 seconds of wildly unstable camera phone gyrations, but the video quality is fine once the piece actually starts. I...
Bassist Kirsty Matheson recently sent me a link to this excellent article about Louisiana Philharmonic principal bassist David Anderson. Dave is also the principal bassist for the Britt Music Festival, and I got to play in that orchestra with him for a season several...
I just found a new (to me!) classical music blog from a Boise, Idaho violist named Jennifer Drake. Jen’s blog is titled Adventures of an Idaho Violist, and it is full of fun posts covering a wide array of subjects. Check it out! I added it to my Music Blogs...
Matt Heller put out the eighth and final installment of his Calgary Philharmonic audition story a few days ago. Check out the complete series over on his blog, or click on one of the following links to jump to one of the parts:Calgary audition odyssey, part ICalgary...
