Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

You are browsing the archives of Northwestern.

Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues will be playing this weekend at Oak Park’s beautiful Unity Temple. The Unity Temple was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the early 20th century, and it is really a magnificent building and a great place to hear a concert.
The unity temple’s website is:
www.unitytemple.org
Click on the following link to [...]

Here is a link to an interesting new story from the Polyphonic.org website. New music is a tricky thing to program. Audiences often want to hear nothing but the “B”s–Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. Without new music, however, there is no forward momentum to classical music. A Northwestern University (where I [...]

Chicago Symphony OrchestraThu 4/27, 8 p.m., Fri 4/28, 1:30 p.m., and Sat 4/29, 8 p.m.David Robertson, conductorJames Ehnes, violinmusic of Mozart, Weill, and Brahms(312)294-3000
Lang Lang pianoSymphony Centermusic of Mozart, Chopin, Schumann, Rachmaninoff, and LisztSun 4/30, 3 p.m.(312)294-3000
Susanne Mentzer & Eteri Andjaparidze mezzo-soprano & pianoConcert Hall, DePaul University800 W. BeldenChicagoSat 4/29, 8 p.m.(773)325-7664
Christopher Bolduc [...]

Rufus Reid will be presenting a free master class from noon-2 p.m. on Friday, May 5 at Regenstein Recital Hall on Northwestern University’s campus. This is something that I encourage all of my students to attend. Rufus Reid is an outstanding teacher and player, featured on hundreds of recordings. He is also [...]

Elgin Symphony OrchestraStephen Squires, conductorCarrie Koffman, saxophonemusic of John Williams
Fri 4/21, 8 PMPrairie Center for the Arts201 Schaumburg Ct.Schaumburg, ILSat 4/22, 8 PM, and Sun 4/23, 3:30 PMHemmens Theater150 DexterElgin, IL(847)888-4000

Saint Paul Chamber OrchestraRoberto Abbado conducts an all-Mozart programSun 4/23 - 3 PMMandel Hall - University of Chicago1131 E. 57th(773)702-8068

Chicago Symphony OrchestraSymphony Center, 220 S. [...]

Here I am in sunny Rockford with the great Phillip W. Serna. Phillip is an excellent bass player and a great guy. He runs a double bass studio in the Naperville, IL area and plays a lot of early music on violone and viola da gamba as well as more traditional repertoire on [...]

Chicago Symphony OrchestraCharles Dutoit, conductor Orchestra Hall, Symphony Center220 S. MichiganWed 3/22, 6:30 PM, Thu 3/23, 8 PM, Fri 3/24, 1:30 PM, and Sat 3/25, 8 PMMusic of Rossini, Haydn, Prokofiev312-294-3000
Encore Chamber Orchestraperforms at Roosevelt UniversityGanz Hall -430 South Michigan Avenue7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2006.
Program Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart- [...]

Northwestern Professor DaXun Zhang Hosts Indiana University ProfessorHurstMaster Classes

Indiana University Professor Hurst is coming to Northwestern UniversitySchool of Music to give two master classes on Tuesday, February 21st5:30-7:30 at Lutkin, and on Wednesday, February 22nd from 9:30-11:30.Thesewill occur at the Regenstein Hall, Master Classroom (MCR)/ RecitalHall, 60Arts Circle Drive (Formerly 1965 S. Campus Drive), Evanston, [...]

Summer is still many months off, but now is the time for serious (and even not-so-serious) double bass students to think about some summer study. One can learn more in a one-week music camp than in an entire year of study. this is the case even with an excellent bass teacher. There [...]

Check out Northwestern University bass teacher DaXun Zhang’s new website. It has a lot of excellent audio clips and information.