Archive for January, 2009

CBC 106: Dan Krekeler interview

Yazan: Jason | 31 January 2009 | No Comments
Categories: bass, Contrabass Conversations, opera

We’re featuring an interview with Metropolitan Opera Orchestra bassist Dan Krekeler this week on the podcast. John Grillo of classicalmusicnews.tv and I co-interviewed Dan, which was particularly cool since we’ve both known Dan for many years. I played with Dan in the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, and John went to Indiana University with him as [...]

Bass Blog TV for 1/30/09

Yazan: Jason | 30 January 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass videos, blogging

Here’s a new project that I’m experimenting with–Bass Blog TV. I don’t know how frequently I’ll be able to put these video/screencast jobbers out, but they’re a lot of fun to do, so I’ll try to keep them going. Links: Tambroni’s posts Thomas Gale Practical Studies YouTube Symphony l’orchestre video on YouTube

New posts at MostlyBass.com

Yazan: petertambroni | 30 January 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Peter Tambroni

Hi everyone, Peter Tambroni here from MostlyBass.com. I haven’t written a post here at Double Bass Blog in a while as I’ve been busy with life and work! But I have put up some interesting new posts at MostlyBass. Check out: The student’s bass is too large – what do I do? Thoughts on Shar’s [...]

YouTube Symphony bass audition videos – Dittersdorf

Yazan: Jason | 30 January 2009 | 5 Comments
Categories: bass videos

Patty from oboeinsight inspired me to blog the video auditions for the YouTube Symphony Orchestra–she’s doing the same thing with the oboe videos. Here we go with a 3rd movement Dittersdorf rendition:

Bass pic of the day – Miranda Sykes

Yazan: Jason | 30 January 2009 | No Comments
Categories: bass, photography

Miranda Sykes playing double bass for Show Of Hands on the Radio 2 stage at Cambridge.

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