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Archive for June, 2010

Lynn Harrell performs Rachmaninoff

Yazan: Jason | 16 June 2010 | No Comments
Categories: videos

I’m honored to be a part of the same blog network that cello soloist Lynn Harrell writes for! Here’s a video he recently put out featuring him performing the Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata with pianist Yuja Wang at the 2008 Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. Outstanding playing–quite inspiring: (mvt 1) See all four movements here.

Fun with Google and the bass blog

Yazan: Jason | 15 June 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: blogging

I’m always entertained by the myriad random search terms that put by blog of the first page of Google results. Here are a few of the more interesting (search term rankings change on a daily basis, so I may have moved by the time you read this, but I’m probably still close to the top, [...]

AFM Poll Results by Drew McManus

Yazan: Jason | 14 June 2010 | No Comments
Categories: orchestra news

Interesting reading this week (as always) from Drew McManus on his blog Adaptistration. Drew polled readers to see public opinion on whether musicians are best served by remaining with the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) or should search out other representation options. The results can be seen by following the link below: AFM Poll Results [...]

CBC 154: Guy Tuneh plays Beethoven

Yazan: Jason | 12 June 2010 | 57 Comments
Categories: bass, Contrabass Conversations, performances

We’re featuring double bass virtuoso Guy Tuneh performing an excerpt from the Beethoven Romance for Violin, Op. 50. We’ve featured Guy many times on the podcast and blog in the past, and it’s great to get a chance to feature him again here. Enjoy! Click to Listen

Dan Carson plays Bottesini

Yazan: Jason | 11 June 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass, bass videos

I’m quite proud of my double bass student Dan Carson. He got into a bunch of the top music schools in the country, and will be attending Indiana University starting this fall. Here’s a link to a video (cross-posted from the WMYA.FM podcast) featuring Dan playing the first movement of the Bottesini Concerto No. 2 [...]