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Arizona State University double bass professor Catalin Rotaru was featured on Contrabass Conversations Episode 19 playing the last movement of the Brahms Cello Sonata in E minor. I think that folks will enjoy seeing him perform the Bottesini Concerto with the Arizona State University Symphony Orchestra.
Here is the first movement of this performance:

I’d like to thank Matt Heller (hella frisch, New World Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic) for putting up the Contrabass Conversations widget in his blog. If you haven’t checked out Matt’s writing before, I’d definitely recommend heading on over to his blog and taking a look around. Matt is an excellent writer (in addition [...]

 

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Here is this week’s Contrabass Conversations episode! This episode features an interview with double bassist Greg Sarchet (pictured here with Flea). Greg is a member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago orchestra and the double bass instructor at Northeastern Illinois University. You’ll hear Greg playing with the Vienna Waltz Ensemble, and at [...]

David Ballam is a Northwestern University double bass student studying with DaXun Zhang. He will be performing a recital in the Chicago area later this month. Here are the details:
Master’s Doublebass RecitalDavid BallamWednesday, May 16, 20077:00pm - 8:00pm
Music Institute of Chicago1490 Chicago AvenueEvanston, IL 60201
The concert will feature works by Jean Francaix, Johann [...]

Yaro Starak wrote a post about freelancing that intrigued me. It is interesting to compare his observations about realities of freelancing in the business world with my series on music freelancing. Check out Yaro’s post here.

I’d like to thank d’Bassists for adding the Contrabass Conversations widget to their site. Emily, PY, and the rest of the bass quartet in d’Bassists have been featured in the Bass Videos section of the blog here. Click here to see their quartet in action.
Emily and PY were among the first double bass [...]

Double bassist Rainer Lewalter sent me a link to this great video of violinist Itzhak Perlman playing with four klezmer groups: Brave Old World, The Klezmatics, Andy Statman and the Klezmer Conservatory Band. Great stuff!

There are a few more double bass auditions that have been announced this month. Here’s the information for what is on the horizon. Check it out, and happy practicing!
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Arkansas Symphony OrchestraDavid Itkin, Music DirectorSection BassAuditions: May 15, 2007 and August 2007Send resume to inquire about audition details.
Crystal Wallis, Personnel ManagerArkansas Symphony OrchestraP.O. Box [...]

Double bass and violone player Jerry Fuller recently sent me some information about a baroque performance workshop with violinist Elizabeth Blumentstock. It will be held at the Midwest Young Artists facility in Highwood, Illinois on May 10 at 10 a.m., and I’d encourage interested parties to check it out!
Here is the complete information for [...]

I’ve got a widget that bass players may be interested in adding to their MySpace page, blog, website, or anywhere else on the web where you can paste HTML code. You can access all of the old episodes, and we are adding new episodes every week, so this widget can be a gateway [...]