Double bassist Joel Negus recently sent me a clip of him playing the Gigue from the first Bach solo violoncello suite. Joel is a senior in high school here in the Chicago metropolitan area, and he will be attending the Cleveland Institute of Music this fall.
03 May 2007, 9:44 pm
Gah, I love Joel!
He’s one of the most talented bassists I know, and only playing since freshman year! I can’t wait to see where his talent will take him.
14 May 2007, 5:18 pm
It’s pretty impressive that he’s only been playing since freshman year!
28 May 2007, 8:45 pm
JOEL! YOUR CHOPS ARE AWESOME! YOUR THE BEST! GOOD LUCK IN COLLEGE!!! The has only be playing since freshman year? that’s insane!
07 May 2009, 6:02 am
[...] still…), but Joel Negus one of the very talented bassists at the Cleveland Institute who has appeared several times here on the blog in the past, was one of the people selected for the YouTube Symphony [...]