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John Floeter put out a great post on his bass studio blog recently about his thoughts and observations on freelancing and auditioning. This post is quite relevant to many of my writings about the freelance business (which you can find under my Articles link).
Here are a couple of key points from this post:

I’m [...]

Here is a great, contemplative shot of Dave Arenius playing the double bass:
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While poking around online looking for biographical information about Michael Hovnanian for our Contrabass Conversations interview, I stumbled upon one of the most bizarre blogs I have ever seen. The title of the blog is:
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The Elgin Symphony Orchestra (of which I am a long-time member) was recently featured in a great extended article on the orchestral musician forum Polyphonic.org. The piece starts with some introductory information about the Elgin Symphony, and how, despite their (relatively) small budget, they are making big plans while being fiscally responsible:
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Double bassist John Floeter recently started a blog. John is on the bass faculty for Northern Illinois University, and he plays bass for the Grant Park Symphony, Chicago Sinfonietta, Lake Forest Symphony, and many other Chicagoland ensembles. John is also my stand partner for the Elgin Symphony, and he plays bass for the [...]

Elgin Symphony Orchestra bassist Scott Rosenthal recently mentioned to me the value of having a tab just for double bass luthier information. I think that this is a great idea, so expect to see a section with information about luthiers throughout the United States and abroad, with information on their services, offerings, rates, policies, [...]

Here is a shot of the Elgin Symphony bass section from our recent concert cycle at the beginning of April. One or another of us is often subbing out of a cycle for other work, so it is rare that the six of us are actually assembled as a section.
The players are (left to [...]

I’ve got a crazy weekend, so I have to be brief today.
If you’re in the area, come check out the Elgin Symphony play Sibelius 5 and the Elgar Cello Concerto. Daniel Hege is conducting and Alicia Weilerstein is the soloist for the Elgar.
Some great comments are coming in for tracks on the Virtual Master [...]

Robert Orth, one of my favorite baritones, is performing in Carmina Burana with the Elgin Symphony this weekend. You can find out more information about the performances at the Elgin Symphony website.
The orchestra plays this classic concert warhorse quite well, but the real highlight of the evening is Robert’s fantastic voice and style. [...]