Archive for May, 2008
The Babbling Conductor
Yazan: Jason | 26 May 2008 | 9 Comments
Categories: bass, education
I’m skating on thin ice with this post! The classical music world is surprisingly small, after all, and anydisparaging talk about conductors, even in the most anonymous terms, is likely to trickle back to the source. For my sake (I like to get hired back for gigs I play!), please keep the following points in [...]
CBC 80: Peter Askim interview
Yazan: Jason | 24 May 2008 | No Comments
Categories: bass, bassist/composers, Contrabass Conversations, photography, student resources
We’re featuring double bassist, composer, and conductor Peter Askim on today’s episode of Contrabass Conversations. A former member of the Honolulu Symphony and an internationally acclaimed composer, Peter currently serves as music director and composer-in-residence for the Idyllwild Arts Academy. His Eight Solitudes for Double Bass won the 2002 International Society of Bassists Composition Competition. [...]
Tasty Blog Snacks for 5/23/08
Yazan: Jason | 23 May 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: blogging, cats
We’ll be releasing a feature with bassist, composer, and conductor Peter Askim tomorrow on Contrabass Conversations, so stay tuned to this for some delightful music and commentary, but in the meantime, check out a few of the fun morsels we’ve uncovered this week: Here’s a great LOL cat from blogging maven Robert Scoble. These little [...]
Story Time 5: Auditioning is a Rotten Pastime
Yazan: Jason | 22 May 2008 | No Comments
Categories: bass, bass humor, Contrabass Conversations, crazy gig stories
Here’s episode 5 of Story Time with Contrabass Conversations, based upon a tale about an audition I did for the now-defunct San Jose Symphony.
How taking less work has led to more work for me
Yazan: Jason | 21 May 2008 | 1 Comment
Categories: advice, bass, freelancing
As I spend more of my time focusing on local activities (playing, teaching, etc.) and less on driving all over the country, I’ve gotten a chance to really take in this remarkable city that I live in. What a fascinating and multifaceted place metro Chicago is! I’m currently sitting on the Midway Pleasance, gazing up [...]
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