Archive for February, 2011
Catalin Rotaru plays Rococo Variations
Yazan: Jason | 28 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass videos
After poking around Nuno Arrais’ Double Bass Blog (great site, by the way!), I happened upon some really great videos of double bassist Catalin Rotaru (a fellow International Society of Bassists board member and bass professor at Arizona State University). Here’s Catalin playing Rococo with the Radio Chamber Orchestra in Bucharest (January 14, 2009): See [...]
Koussevitzky & Edgar Meyer Highlighted on the Composers Datebook
Yazan: Phillip Serna | 27 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass, podcasting
The February 25th, 2011 edition of the Composers Datebook Radio Program & Podcast entitled “Basics” by Koussevitzky and Meyer highlights the double bass. Music featured includes the classic Gary Karr Recording of Serge Koussevitsky’s 1905 Concerto (Op.3) with Uros Lajovic conducting the Berlin Radio Symphony (Koch-Schwann 11063) & Edgar Meyer’s Quintet recorded with the Emerson String Quartet (DG [...]
find students with privatemusicteaching.org
Yazan: Jason | 25 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: education
I realized recently that I haven’t mentioned the site privatemusicteaching.org on the blog before (or if I have, it has been quite a while). Designed by Midwest Young Artists, this site is a great way for Chicago-area teachers to connect with students. All you do is fill out a profile, upload a picture, enter what [...]
Gary Karr interviewed by Barry Lieberman – new conversation
Yazan: Jason | 23 February 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: bass videos
University of Washington bass professor Barry Lieberman (a former Contrabass Conversations guest and, along with his wife Maria, the creative force behind The American String Project) released a video conversation with Gary Karr a couple of years ago. This original video is a real treat, covering Gary’s career in depth and featuring both live performances [...]
DSO: Change tune or be replaced | detnews.com | The Detroit News
Yazan: Jason | 21 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: orchestra news
Ouch. Follow along with a blow-by-blow on this situation at Adaptistration.com: DSO: Change tune or be replaced | detnews.com | The Detroit News A very different Detroit Symphony Orchestra could emerge in the coming months unless the DSO musicians reverse themselves and agree to terms even more stringent than the offer they rejected over the [...]
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