Archive for February 2008
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Dittersdorf Concerto with an unusual accompaniment
Chicago Youth Symphony Teddy Gabrielides recently sent me a link to this video of Matteo Gaspari performing the Dittersdorf Concerto…with a mandolin orchestra! Check it out:
Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799) Concerto E-Major (Allegro moderato) for Double Bass and Mandolin Orchestra, played by Matteo Gaspari (Double Bass, Kontrabass), Mandolin Orchestra Ettlingen / Germany, www.mandolinenorchester-ettlingen.de, arranged [...]
links for 2008-02-11
Amigofish Is Your Psychic Podcast-Finding Friend
This is a great site for finding podcasts. Check it out!
(tags: podcast dave slusher amigofish)
1,000,000 Downloads in less than 2 Years
Podcast guru Dave Jackson blogs about the excellent one-minute how-to podcast. This podcast is extremely addictive and can be very informative. I’m definitely a fan.
(tags: howto [...]
CBC 64: Chicago Bass Ensemble interview and music
This week we feature an interview with and music from the Chicago Bass Ensemble. Group founder Jacque Harper joins former Contrabass Conversations guests Michael Hovnanian and Doug Johnson plus double bass blogger John Floeter to create the core quartet of this ensemble.
The Chicago Bass Ensemble will be performing at Northern Illinois University on February [...]
Wabass - free double bass summer program with Hal Robinson, Ranaan Meyer, and Eric Larson
This is an opportunity not to be missed! Philadelphia Orchestra principal bassist Hal Robinson is joined by Houston Symphony bassist Eric Larson and Time for Three bassist (and Contrabass Conversations guest) Ranaan Meyer for Wabass, a one week free (!) institute for double bass players age 14 and up.
As indicated above, this program [...]
The Bass Gang - Double Bass Quartet - gag with the Audience
Italian bassist Vito Liuzzi recently sent me a link to this new video from The Bass Gang’s recent Italian tour. What a great ensemble!
Compendium of Jazz Quotes - Louis Armstrong
Matthew Mullenweg created the content management system WordPress (which is what I use to blog). He is also a jazzer, and he has created a great compendium of jazz quotes–quite likely the only comprehensive online resource available for this topic. Check out the complete index on Matt’s site here. Here are some selected quotes from [...]
Scott Best performs Harbison Concerto with the Memphis Symphony
Memphis Symphony principal bassist (and my stand partner for the IRIS Orchestra) Scott Best will be performing the Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra by John Harbison of February 9 at the Cannon Center in downtown Memphis and February 10 at the Germantown Performing Arts Center. Details are available on the Memphis Symphony website. [...]
CBC 63: Chatting About Opera and Orchestra Bass Playing with John Grillo
Contrabass Conversations regular contributor and classicalmusicnews.tv blogger John Grillo and I recorded a follow-up episode to our recent Opera Excerpt Breakdown episode. In this episode we chat a little more generally about opera bass playing and how it differs from orchestral bass playing.
John has played for numerous opera companies in the past, including the [...]
Playing double bass under the Death Star
Here’s another double bass drawing by cellist Michele Bartos and commissioned by bassist Jonathan Henderson. You can contact Michele at art.for.geeks@gmail.com for more information or if you’re interested in commissioning one of these for yourself.
Crossing Biscayne Bay on a pod and a prayer
Though I’ve never been a member of the New World Symphony (only subbing in the past), I have had dozens of friends and colleagues who’ve spent time in this exciting and educational South Florida orchestra. Serving as the training orchestra for the United States (sorry, Civic Orchestra of Chicago–you’re just not the same thing), [...]
