Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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I had the opportunity to get to know French double bassist Thierry Barbe at this weekend’s International Society of Bassists Board of Directors meeting. Thierry performs in the Paris Opera and teaches at the Paris Conservatory, and he also manages the Association des bassistes et contrebassistes de France (ABCDF), a French double [...]

Check out Part 1 and Part 2 of this story to get caught up with this wacky but typical week in the life of a freelance musician.
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Now on our third rehearsal, the orchestra for this small but feisty opera company congregated at the concert venue (a nice modern facility) for our first time performing [...]

PostClassic: Aniara
Kyle Gann from PostClassic writes: “Just before leaving for Europe I chanced to pick up a vocal score of Karl-Birger Blomdahl’s science fiction opera Aniara, and I’ve only recently had time to spend with it….”
(tags: aniara karl-birger blomdahl postclassic classical music blog)

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I spent the weekend in Dallas, Texas for my first meeting as a member of the International Society of Bassists Board of Directors. This was an extremely productive and activity-packed weekend, with members flying in from California, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Arizona, and even France (!) for this whirlwind of bass activity.
The ISB Board of [...]

oboeinsight » Blog Archive » Etiquette …
Patty from oboeinsight adds another orchestral etiquette tip to her list. Patty has a wonderful list of how to carry yourself in an orchestra. It was, in fact, the first post that drew me to Patty’s blog!
(tags: oboeinsight patty mitchell etiquette orchestra)

AfriClassical: Shreveport Symphony Orchestra Premieres “King’s [...]

Read Part 1 of this story here.
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All things being equal, it is almost always a better deal to accept in-town work rather than out-of-town work as a freelancer.  The pay is usually better, the hours are usually shorter, and the artistic quality is usually higher.
The one big bummer with working "in-town", at least in Chicago, [...]

Great music making doesn’t need surtitles
Via Pliable: “”I completely agree with you, but can’t say so publicly because I depend on work from the BBC” is a message I am receiving with increasing frequency. And the confidential messages are coming from some surprisingly high profile personalities.
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JC Strikes A Pose
Great Carreras [...]

 Inside The Arts, the cultural blogging exchange run by Adaptistration blogger Drew McManus, just got a really slick makeover to go along with the addition of Chicago Opera Theater General Director Brian Dickie to the Inside The Arts lineup.

As you can see, there are separate areas for Drew, John, Joe, Brian, Bill and Ron, and [...]

Taking stock at the end of a calendar year is a natural for most people, and I am certainly no exception.  Things are moving pretty quickly for me in these early years of the 21st century, and I feel like this is doubly true for my blogging and podcasting activities.

My Crazy Stand Partner
Jason chats about a very entertaining stand partner he works with, plus offers some advice for keepi
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oboeinsight » Blog Archive » Weirdest Music News of All
via oboeinsight: “Daily Observations blogger Charles Noble writes about and has a link to “weird classical music news” in [...]