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Archive for November, 2010

Domaine Forget is awesome!

Yazan: Jason | 17 November 2010 | 3 Comments
Categories: bass

Saw this blurb come down the news wire and had to throw in my two cents. This is probably one of the best things that a bas player could do with their summer at present. I highly recommend checking out the Domaine Forget academy if possible. Getting in is competitive, but you’ll be working with [...]

Dragonetti – Quintet 18

Yazan: Jason | 16 November 2010 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos

Dragonetti’s New Academy. Recording studio performance of Domenico Dragonetti’s Quintet 18, I. Andante. The group consists of John Feeney on double bass, and the Loma Mar Quartet, composed of Krista Bennion Feeney and Anca Nicolau on viola, for this one (Anca usually plays violin), Joanna Hood on viola, and Myron Lutzke on cello. This music [...]

PBDB: Ira Gold Interview, Parts I and II

Yazan: jeffweisner | 15 November 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Uncategorized

(crossposted with new introduction from PBDB) National Symphony Orchestra bassist Ira Gold has recently joined the Peabody Conservatory double bass faculty.  Ira is well known to listeners of Contrabass Conversations podcasts as he has been interviewed by Jason and featured on two episodes! I recently asked Ira some questions about his journey as a bassists [...]

4th Annual Double Bass Competition in China

Yazan: Jason | 15 November 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass

Beijing Central Conservatory doctoral student Feng Zhou reports that the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China held its 4th Double Bass Competition, October 8-12, 2010. 26 participants from all over the country competed in two groups, ages 19 to 30 and age 18 and younger. Entrants played concerto and sonata repertoire by Bottesini, Dittersdorf, [...]

Dragonetti Concerto in D – modern world premiere

Yazan: Jason | 12 November 2010 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass videos

John Feeney plays the modern world premiere of Dragonetti’s concerto in D with the American Classical Orchestra, Thomas Crawford conductor. The performance was October 4, 2010 at NYC’s Ethical Culture Hall. This is a period orchestra, A= 430. Mr. Feeney uses unwound G&D and wound A&C- the top 3 strings made by Damian Dlugolecki. John [...]