Archive for April, 2009
CBC 116: Lawrence Wolfe interview 3
Yazan: Jason | 25 April 2009 | No Comments
Categories: bass, Contrabass Conversations
We’re featuring the third and final part of our interview with Boston Symphony Assistant Principal Bass Lawrence Wolfe this week on Contrabass Conversations. I had a chance to check out a wonderful master class that Mr. Wolfe did at Northwestern in the fall of 2008, and I did a summary/synopsis of some of the concepts [...]
My new business card!
Yazan: Jason | 24 April 2009 | 3 Comments
Categories: bass humor
I don’t know what got into me. I was ordering a new bath (a big batch!) of business cards for the fast approaching International Society of Bassists convention. I decided to actually make some decent-looking cards this time, instead of the cheap-o card stock I usually default to for this kind of stuff. I made [...]
Best of the Viols in Our Schools GambaCast – Samuel Barber (1910-1981) – Wondrous Love – Variations on a Shape-Note Hymn, Op.34 (arr. Wilkinson/ Serna)
Yazan: Phillip Serna | 24 April 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Phillip Serna, podcasting
Samuel Barber (1910-1981) – Wondrous Love – Variations on a Shape-Note Hymn, Op.34 (arr. Wilkinson/ Serna) From a Lenten Organ Recital with Organist Cathryn Wilkinson, March 1, 2009 in Baker Memorial Methodist Church in Saint Charles, IL. To subscribe to the ‘Viols in Our Schools’ GambaCast, visit http://www.thegambacast.org/ and for more information on Viols in [...]
Ira Gold’s Audition Strategies
Yazan: jeffweisner | 23 April 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: Uncategorized
(crossposted from PBDB) As I mentioned previously, Ira Gold, my colleague in the National Symphony, is teaching some of the Peabody bass students of Paul Johnson while he recovers from some surgery. He is also teaching Paul’s orchestral repertoire classes, and the students have really enjoyed all Ira has to share in this area. Ira is [...]
The State of the Orchestra – new podcast with John Grillo
Yazan: Jason | 23 April 2009 | No Comments
Categories: bass, podcasting
Double bassist and Contrabass Conversations co-host John Grillo recently recorded in the first of a new series of audio programs about the past, present, and future of the professional symphony orchestra. In this first episode, John interviews me about my book Road Warrior Without an Expense Account, which I hope you’ll find interesting. I also [...]
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