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Archive for April, 2010

Seattle Symphony Musicians Kick off 2010 Fundraising Effort

Yazan: Jason | 13 April 2010 | No Comments
Categories: music news

The musicians of the Seattle Symphony and Opera Players’ Organization (SSOPO) have kicked off the 2010 Challenge, a community fundraising campaign with the goal of raising an additional $1 million for the Seattle Symphony’s Annual Fund. In a generous move, the musicians launched the campaign with a contribution of $168,840, representing a donation of $2,010 [...]

Misadventures in Music – Timpanist Fail

Yazan: Phillip Serna | 12 April 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: humor, my two cents, videos

Always keeping an eye out for exalted musical successes and disappointing musical failures, this one was recommended to me by a colleague. During a premiere Tauno Marttinen’s Symphony No. 4 with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FRSO), this poor timpanist has the camera locked on him during what can be seen as either a massive [...]

The errant percussionist

Yazan: Jason | 12 April 2010 | No Comments
Categories: crazy gig stories

I can’t seem to keep from getting stuck playing percussion in the most random of situations. And I’m bad at it! As a non-percussionist, you might think that something as “simple” as whacking a drum or banging a chime is trivial (percussionists don’t think this, of course, but those violinists and violists furiously sawing away [...]

For Sale: Abraham Prescott Double Bass ca. 1830

Yazan: Jason | 09 April 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: bass, for sale

Jeff Weisner of the National Symphony (he was a recent interview guestfor Contrabass Conversations) is selling his Prescott bass. Looks like a wonderful instrument: After many years together, I am selling my Abraham Prescott double bass. This is the instrument I played all through my school years and on which I won all my auditions. [...]

check out Michael Cameron in recital

Yazan: Jason | 08 April 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass, events, Uncategorized

Check out University of Illinois bass professor Michael Cameron (a great bass performer and teacher who was quite involved in this year’s Chicago Bass Festival as well):