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Archive for December, 2009

Connecting with fellow music bloggers at Midwest Clinic

Yazan: Jason | 23 December 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: blogging

I spent last week at the Midwest Clinic (an annual Band and Orchestra conference) in Chicago. I’ve been to this clinic several times over the years, both as a performer (we played with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and Cliff Colnot about 10 years ago) and as a music education student. This year marked my [...]

bassist Tatsu Aoki on NPR

Yazan: Jason | 23 December 2009 | No Comments
Categories: bass

Check out an interview on NPR’s jazz themed “Blog Supreme” with bassist Tatsu Aoki, executive director of Asian Improv Arts Midwest and founder and artistic director of the Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival. Aoki performed at the festival with his Miyumi Project ensemble, which combines Taiko drums with bass and woodwinds. You can also catch [...]

Third Double Bass Competition held at Beijing Central Conservatory

Yazan: Jason | 22 December 2009 | No Comments
Categories: bass

The Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China held its Third Double Bass Competition, November 17-21, 2009. 34 participants from 13 conservatories and orchestras nationwide competed in two groups, ages 19 to 30 and age 18 and younger. Entrants played concerto repertoire by Bottesini, Dragonetti, Dittersdorf, Françaix, Koussevitzky, Rota and Vanhal. The jury included Massimo [...]

Ohio State bass studio as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Yazan: Jason | 21 December 2009 | No Comments
Categories: bass, bass humor

There are 7 guys and one gal in The Ohio State University bass studio of Paul Robinson, so what better way to celebrate Halloween and the 75th anniversary of the classic Disney film “Snow White and Seven Dwarfs” than to dress like the movie? Paul, a true film buff, even matched all the colors to [...]

National Arts Centre 2010 Young Artists Program

Yazan: Jason | 18 December 2009 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass

Applications are now being accepted for Canada’s National Arts Centre 2010 Young Artists Program as part of its Summer Music Institute, a program that develops exceptional music talent through intensive instruction led by artistic director Pinchas Zukerman and an internationally-renowned faculty. Deadline for applications is Monday, February 1, 2010. Information available here. …from the International [...]