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This is a guest post from double bassist and early music specialist Jerry Fuller. Learn more about Jerry and his early music podcast at ArsAntiguaPresents.com.
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I had a fascinating day. I performed Biber’s Mensa Sonora composed in 1680 with Chicago’s period instrument orchestra, The Baroque Band, and we recorded this music written 328 years ago with [...]

This is a guest post from early music specialist and Ars Antigua director Jerry Fuller.
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I’m really looking forward to this coming week. I will be performing concerts with Chicago’s Baroque Band that will use period instruments on June 4, 5 and 11. During the same week I will be playing with an orchestra using modern [...]

The following is a guest post from Double Bass Blog contributor Phillip W. Serna. Check out Phillip’s recitals and interviews on his Contrabass Conversations page, and visit him online at http://www.phillipwserna.com/. Enjoy!
Contrabass Conversations and the Double Bass Blog are continues is series on early bass performers. It will highlight many different perspectives on early bass/ [...]

The following is a guest post from Double Bass Blog contributor Phillip W. Serna. Check out Phillip’s recitals and interviews on his Contrabass Conversations page, and visit him online at http://www.phillipwserna.com/. Enjoy!
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Our next guest in our early music interview series is Richard Myron. We hope that you will enjoy these interviews and glean a [...]

Post by Phillip Serna - www.phillipwserna.com
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Many apologies to blog readers in recent delays to get out segments in the Early Bass Series. I have been working on a large project featuring the achievements of Viennese double bassist and pedagogue Alfred Planyavsky.
For information on the Viennese Double Bass Archive, visit James Barkett & Jerry Fuller’s coverage [...]

I help manage the ArsAntiguaPresents.com podcast series that bassist and early music specialist Jerry Fuller puts out each month.  These are well-produced short (less than 15 minutes) performances from a variety of artists.  Sign up (for free) through this link, and you can check out the March edition here.
Notes for the March edition:
Our program this [...]

A note from DoubleBassBlog.org contributor Phillip Serna:

In February 2008, the ‘Viols in Our Schools’ website was launched. ‘Viols in Our Schools’ exists as a pilot program of the Viola da Gamba Society of America. Phillip Serna donates time to perform in schools, often pro bono. Renaissance music for viols, as well as performance of early-western [...]

The second episode of ArsAntiguaPresents.com launched over the weekend.  This monthly podcast series features performances of early music from the Ars Antigua ensemble, directed by double bassist Jerry Fuller.  Jerry recently interviewed me for the Contrabass Conversations podcast about my experiences playing early music with a contemporary double bass set-up. 
Visit the ArsAntiguaPresents.com website [...]

The following is an instrument search request from Erik Dorset at the  Akademie für Alte Musik in Berlin:
Dear Early Music Friends,
Quite simply, this is a desperate call for your help. No- not money, but a double bass is needed.
As we at the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin are making preparations for our next tour to [...]

Jerry Fuller directs the Chicago-area period instrument ensemble Ars Antigua in Chicago’s Quigley Chapel. Photos by Robert Osterlund
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The following is a guest post from Double Bass Blog contributor Phillip W. Serna. Check out Phillip’s recitals and interviews on his Contrabass Conversations page, and visit him online at http://www.phillipwserna.com/. Enjoy!
 
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Contrabass Conversations and the Double Bass Blog [...]