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If you haven’t had a chance to check out the interview segment with Louisiana Philharmonic Principal Bass Dave Anderson that we released this weekend, be sure to visit the show page and give it a listen.  Dave’s a very interesting guy with a lot of interesting experiences to share, and he’s a fantastic composer [...]

 

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We’re featuring the multi-talented bassist Dave Anderson on this week’s episode of Contrabass Conversations. In addition to serving as Principal Bass of the Louisiana Philharmonic, Dave is a prolific composer, active teacher, and electric bassist. He serves as Principal Bass of the Britt Festival Orchestra in southern Oregon, and he plays in metropolitan New [...]

I just want to put out a quick note and let folks know that we’ve got our Dave Anderson episode ready to launch for tomorrow (Saturday, April 19).  We’ll feature a 30 minute segment of the interview plus three tracks:

Dave playing Teen Town by Jaco Pastorius
Dave’s new bass quartet
Dave and Hal Robinson playing one of [...]

I’m trying to make sure and post something light and fun every Friday, and this video certainly fits the bill.  Paul and T.J. have the sort of dry humor you’d expect from engineers, but they are absolutely hilarious in this video, breaking down exactly what social implications result from having one cat, two cats, three [...]

My good friend Andy Giller (a former New World Symphony member) forwarded this link of Steve Metcalf rehearsing the Bottesini Concerto with his local youth orchestra. The orchestra sounds like you’d expect from a high school group in the early stages of putting together this piece (not that I’m ripping on them at all–they’re [...]

University of Chicago student Kirsten Paige recently completed a set of transcriptions for the double bass, and she has graciously offered to make these available to the double bass community.  I just added them to the doublebassblog.org downloads page, and you can find individual links to the files below.  Check them out!
Transcriptions by Kirsten Paige

Beethoven [...]

As I was wheeling my bass down the street the other day, I passed by a  homeless person with a shopping cart filled with all sorts of stuff–blankets, cans, old bottles, newspapers, and all sorts of other various items piled high.
I approached, carrying not only my bass but also my stool and my laptop bag [...]

I haven’t thrown this offer out in a while, but if anyone out there would like to record a bumper for the podcast on their computer, I’d be happy to put it between segments of an upcoming show.
Examples of a bumper include:
“Hi, this is __________, and you’re listening to Contrabass Conversations.”
“Hi, this is ___________ from [...]

As a performer of an instrument traditionally used in multi-member orchestral  sections, much of my energy and focus in rehearsals and performances is spent achieving unanimity of blend, pitch, timing, and tone with my double bass colleagues.  My goal is to first amalgamate with my section mates, then to weave this cohesive sonic product with [...]

The following is a guest post from Double Bass Blog contributor Phillip W. Serna. Check out Phillip’s recitals and interviews on his Contrabass Conversations page, and visit him online at http://www.phillipwserna.com/. Enjoy!
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Our next guest in our early music interview series is Richard Myron. We hope that you will enjoy these interviews and glean a [...]