World’s Greatest Classical Music Album Cover
OK–now this is one for the history books. I’d love to have been a fly on the wall for the brainstorming session that produced this!
“Let’s see… Holst’s Planets… we need phasers, headdresses, underwear on the outside…”
Sometimes my blog assistants get into a little tussle
Dan, the big orange cat you see in this photo, often comes up to me with some mysterious scratches on his little pink nose. Care to guess how he got them?
World’s Worst Intersections
I do a lot of driving, and I’ve certainly seen more than my fair share of nasty intersections, but I’ve never witnessed anything like the horrific messes seen below! This post is from Dark Roasted Blend, one of my long-time favorite blogs. I’ve actually contributed a post on Automated Musical Instruments to this [...]
Bass shot of the day - real bass reflections
Some basses come with built-in spy cameras:
Photo Credit: Karen McAllister
New York Philharmonic basses backstage in China
Double bassist Kirsten Paige forwarded me this striking photo of the New York Philharmonic’s bass trunks backstage at the Shanghai Grand Theater during a recent tour. NY Phil bassist Bill Blossom can be seen in the background opening up his trunk. No bassist in their right mind would use these metal coffin for [...]
Holding down the low end with the Chicago Philharmonic
We just wrapped up a very fun program with the Chicago Philharmonic last night at Northwestern University’s Pick-Staiger Concert Hall. No matter how many times I perform orchestral warhorses like the Beethoven Fifth Symphony and Strauss’ tone poem Don Juan, I still get a thrill out of playing with a great bass section in a [...]
Motobass
Ah, the joys of Photoshop! This picture was sent to me by bassist Vito Liuzzi. You can also check out video of Vito playing Nino Rota and Bottesini here.
Danny Glover speaks from double bass podium at Sundance
Double bassist Jon Henderson sent me this photo of Danny Glover promoting his newest movie at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Check out the double bass podium design! It’s got gamba-shaped corners and everything.
Dramatic setting for a double bass section
This photo features the Lyric Opera of Chicago bass section onstage beneath the imposing countdown clock from John Adams’ opera Doctor Atomic.
(pictured left to right: Greg Sarchet, Aventino Calvetti, Mike Geller, Andy Anderson, Brian Ferguson, and Collins Trier)
This opera features a particularly challenging extended double bass solo. You can check it out below (click the [...]
