The following information was forwarded to me by Erik Dorset from the Akademie für Alte Musik in Berlin: I am happy to write here that we have found a solution to our double bass problem for the upcoming USA-Canada tour with the Akademie in April. Although Continental...
A note from DoubleBassBlog.org contributor Phillip Serna: In February 2008, the ‘Viols in Our Schools’ website was launched. ‘Viols in Our Schools’ exists as a pilot program of the Viola da Gamba Society of America. Phillip Serna donates time...
We just wrapped up a very fun program with the Chicago Philharmonic last night at Northwestern University’s Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. No matter how many times I perform orchestral warhorses like the Beethoven Fifth Symphony and Strauss’ tone poem...
This is a post from double bassist and music educator Peter Tambroni. Peter is currently a string teacher in suburban Chicago where he teaches string lessons in grades 3 – 8 and conduct the middle school concert and chamber orchestras. He also leads an Irish...
Double bassist (and Contrabass Conversations guest) Jerry Fuller and Ars Antigua is being featured tomorrow on Exploring Music with Bill McGlaughlin. Details from Jerry follow: On February 18 the popular classical music radio program Exploring Music with Bill...
