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Archive for May, 2011

ISB San Francisco Convention (video)

Yazan: Jason | 05 May 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass, ISB

From Barry Green–details available on the ISB website.  Hope you can make it!

Pablo Casals in Rehearsal (audio)

Yazan: Jason | 04 May 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: videos

Elgin Symphony oboist Joe Claude sent me a link to this video featuring Pablo Casals rehearsing the Bach A minor Violin Concerto with the Prades Festival Orchestra.  I love listening to Casals sing as he demonstrates extended passages–listen to the way his amazing musical mind comes through in the way he sings, shapes, and describes [...]

Kirsten Paige plays Bottesini Concerto at University of Chicago

Yazan: Jason | 04 May 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass, performances

Longtime bass blog friend Kirsten Paige will be performing the Bottesini Concerto with the University of Chicago Chamber Orchestra this weekend.  I’ll be there, and I hope to see you there as well if you’re in the area! Details: Saturday, May 14th at 8:00pm in Fulton Recital Hall (free admission) University Chamber Orchestra Timothy Semanik, [...]

Chamber Music for Double Bass

Yazan: Jason | 03 May 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass, chamber music

Tony Scelba has a passion for arranging chamber music for ensembles that include double bass (not a bad project, in my opinion!).  Looks like quite a good catalog of materials.  check it out if you’re looking for something new to play. Tony writes: Dear Mr. Heath: Thank you for your blog, and for the promotion of [...]

Michael Hovnanian’s Marcello Sonata Project

Yazan: Jason | 02 May 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass

Chicago Symphony bassist (and my former teacher!) Michael Hovnanian has been busy recording his own arrangement of the six Marcello Sonatas for two basses, playing both parts himself and posting the MP3s online. Michael goes into much more detail about this project (with lots of great asides and details about why he’s doing this) on [...]