Double bassist and classicalmusicnews.tv blogger John Grillo and I just wrapped up an opera excerpt breakdown for the Contrabass Conversations show. This is an extension of the orchestra excerpt breakdown that we began on episode 41 of the program. On this episode, we...
We passed the 2000 post milestone over the weekend on www.doublebassblog.org. It seems like it was only a few months ago that we hit 1000 posts…oh wait, it was just as few months ago (in May 2007)! That’s what happens when you put out 3-5 daily posts, I...
Abu Bratsche: New Year, new boss Robert Levine on MSO’s Edo de Waart appointment: “Most members of the orchestra regard this as very good news, I think. He’s arguably the best-known conductor we’ve ever had as music director (certainly the one with the...
I can’t program concerts to save my life. At least, I’m sure my students feel that way! One thing I’ve tried to do as a bass teacher, with varying degrees of success, is to have an annual recital for my students. This is something that is...
Déjà vu Another great post from CSO bassist Michael Hovnanian: “Sometime before dawn Sunday morning I woke up in a cold sweat. A quick check of my schedule confirmed my fears; we did play the Tchaikovsky 4th symphony last season.” (tags: michael hovnanian...
