Bass composers -highlights from Contrabass Conversations
Where would we be without double bass composers? These four individuals have made great strides in promoting the double bass and innovating musically. We have more composers in our Contrabass Conversations archives–just dig through and see who else strikes your fancy:
Peter Askim
Active as a composer, conductor and bassist, Peter Askim is the Music [...]
CBC 82: Anthony Stoops interview part 2
We’re concluding our chat with double bassist Anthony Stoops today on Contrabass Conversations, which we began on episode 67 of the podcast. Anthony is the Artist/Teacher of Bass and String Area Chair at theUniversity of Oklahoma School of Music. He also won first prize in the International Society of Bassists international solo competition and [...]
New double bass composition from Leonardo Presicci
Double bassist Vito Liuzzi recently let me know about a new composition from Italian bassist and composer Leonardo Presicci. Vito writes:
LEONARDO PRESICCI from ITALY and his new composition : CROSS OVER BASS (HR) for db. and orchestra
Dear Jason,
I’m happy to present you the new composition by maestro LEONARDO PRESICCI
“CROSS OVER BASS” [...]
CBC 80: Peter Askim interview
We’re featuring double bassist, composer, and conductor Peter Askim on today’s episode of Contrabass Conversations. A former member of the Honolulu Symphony and an internationally acclaimed composer, Peter currently serves as music director and composer-in-residence for the Idyllwild Arts Academy. His Eight Solitudes for Double Bass won the 2002 International Society of Bassists Composition Competition. [...]
CBC 77: Dave Anderson interview part 2
We’re concluding our interview with the multi-talented bassist Dave Anderson on this week’s episode of Contrabass Conversations. In addition to serving as Principal Bass of the Louisiana Philharmonic, Dave is a prolific composer, active teacher, and electric bassist. He serves as Principal Bass of the Britt Festival Orchestra in southern Oregon, and he plays in [...]
CBC 76: Jack Budrow interview part 2 and Peter Askim music
We’re continuing our chat (check out part on on episode 73) with Michigan State University and Interlochen Arts Academy double bass instructor Jack Budrow this week on Contrabass Conversations. In addition to helping place students in major orchestras across the globe, Jack has had a very distinguished performance career as a former member of [...]
Eclectic Bass 2 - Dave Anderson music
We’re featuring music from Louisiana Philharmonic Principal Bass Dave Anderson on this week’s Eclectic Bass episode. Learn more about Dave on his MySpace page, order Dave’s compositions here, and check out our interview with Dave here.
Tracks played:
“Teen Town” by Jaco Pastorius
“Surf Ride” from Yule Logs by Dave
“Schweik Fahrt” featuring Dave and Hal Robinson
Quintet Mvt. [...]
More Dave Anderson music and interview coming soon
If you haven’t had a chance to check out the interview segment with Louisiana Philharmonic Principal Bass Dave Anderson that we released this weekend, be sure to visit the show page and give it a listen. Dave’s a very interesting guy with a lot of interesting experiences to share, and he’s a fantastic composer as [...]
CBC 75: Dave Anderson interview
We’re featuring the multi-talented bassist Dave Anderson on this week’s episode of Contrabass Conversations. In addition to serving as Principal Bass of the Louisiana Philharmonic, Dave is a prolific composer, active teacher, and electric bassist. He serves as Principal Bass of the Britt Festival Orchestra in southern Oregon, and he plays in metropolitan New Orleans [...]
Jeff Weisner’s Peabody New Music Recital Part V: Where Are They?
This is a post from National Symphony Orchestra bassist Jeff Weisner. Jeff also teaches bass at The Peabody Institute in Baltimore and co-authors the blog PeabodyDoubleBass. Click here for all of Jeff’s doublebassblog.org posts.
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(Note to readers: I can’t count and apparently skipped directly from Part II to Part IV. [...]
