Early Music Interview Series Part IX – Thomas Schiegnitz
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/ [...]
Perspectives on Early Bass Performance – Early Music Interview Series Part VIII – Richard Myron
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 [...]
Upcoming Feature and Interview with Nicholas Planyavsky
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 [...]
Serge Koussevitzky & Edgar Meyer Featured on the Composer’s Datebook Radioshow & Podcast
On February 25th, the Composer’s Datebook featured history on the Koussevitzky Concerto as well as works by Edgar Meyer.
Recordings include:
Serge Koussevitsky (1874-1951): Doublebass ConcertoGary Karr, double bass; Berlin Radio Symphony; Uros Lajovic, cond. Koch-Schwann 11063 &Edgar Meyer (b. 1960): QuintetEdgar Meyer, double bass; Emerson String Quartet DG 453 506
You can hear the program by clicking [...]
Viols in Our Schools - An Early Music Initiative by Double Bass Blog Contributor Phillip Serna
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 [...]
Audition Roundup February 2008
Here is audition information for February 2008 posted every month on doublebassblog.org by Phillip W. Serna
For many more auditions, also visit http://www.afm.org/ for information on the auditions below:
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
DOUBLE BASS - Section Double
Bass (1 Position)
Resume Date - Postmarked no
later than April 1, 2008
Audition Date - June 8-10,
2008
Starting Date - Employment
may begin as soon as [...]
Arm Excercise NOT for the Faint-Hearted
Post by Phillip Serna - www.phillipwserna.com
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My student Patrick Richards (has a fabulous project restoring amplifiers and bass guitars for low-income bass students http://www.myspace.com/thefreewheels &
http://www.myspace.com/swimmermissing) passed on this interesting post by Denson Angelo, bassist and teacher in the Salt Lake City area. It is always good to find new stretches and exercises to do while on [...]
