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Bass Blog: Pledge of Allegiance
CSO bassist Michael Hovnanian explains the mysterious flag on his blog sidebar.
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WP-Plugin - GZ Calendar Date Style [WordPress English version] · GialloZafferano Blog
Cute plugin for WordPress to add a picture of the date on a graphic. Looks nice!
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Bebo has [...]

I just found a new blog from the Arizona Opera Musicians Association that illustrates a great way to use a blogging platform (Google’s Blogger service in this case) to create a musician-driven ensemble site.  Many orchestra musicians are banding together to create musician-operated community sites for their organizations, and Azooma is a great example, [...]

John Grillo continues to expand his offerings at ClassicalMusicNews.tv, writing a recent post about the reclusive and enigmatic conductor Carlos Kleiber.  Carlos graced the classical music world with some of the greatest recordings of all time, especially his dynamite recordings of Beethoven 5 and 7.
Carlos was known for his disdain of recordings in general–a likely [...]

Here are some stories that have caught my attention this past week.  Most of them could use a blog post all their own, but I seem to be spending all my time digging my car out of snowbanks these days, so these links will have to do:

Danny Newman: 1919-2007 - This legendary promoter for the [...]

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I have been remiss in mentioning how much I’ve enjoyed reading posts from conductors (and now bloggers) Bill Eddins and Ron Spigelman on their new blog Sticks and Drones. This blog duo packs a very entertaining punch, and I’ve been having fun checking out their various thoughts, observations, and rants.
Ron wrote a very funny post [...]

We’ve got a real treat for folks today. Phillip Serna had to acquire special permission from the publisher of the Tubin Concerto for Double Bass in order for us to release it, and it is likely that many readers out there haven’t heard this piece before. I certainly haven’t found it on YouTube [...]

ClassicalMusicNews.tv blogger and frequent Contrabass Conversations collaborator John Grillo wrote a recent post about his upcoming performances of Mahler’s Second Symphony with the New Jersey Symphony and NJSO music director Neemi Jarvi.  I’ve had the opportunity to work with Neemi Jarvi in the past and had a great time doing so. 
Fellow Contrabass Conversations [...]

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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Contrabass Conversations and the Double Bass Blog are continues is series on early bass performers. It will highlight many different perspectives on early bass/ [...]

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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Contrabass Conversations and the Double Bass Blog are continues is series on early bass performers. It will highlight many different perspectives on early bass/ [...]