As spring creeps ever closer (thank goodness!), bassists all over the globe frantically try to squeeze their recitals into busy university schedules. Many concert halls are booked with three or four student recitals each day. We’re happy to add your bass...
The bass world is small, and Contrabass Conversations is quickly helping to make it even smaller! We featured double bassist Anthony Stoops on the podcast last weekend (episode 67). Anthony is a wonderful bass soloist, teacher, orchestral player, and composer, as well...
Scanning The Dial: CBC cuts classical; Kansas station airs taped local concerts; N.Y. host retires Mike Janssen on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: “CBC is cutting back on classical music aired during its weekday schedule in favor of more pop, rock and...
I had a chance this past Saturday (March 1, 2008) to watch a master class hosted by Northwestern University double bass professor Peter Lloyd (fourth from right) featuring longtime Chicago Symphony Principal Bass Joe Guastafeste (pictured here in the center of the...
I’m really excited to get a chance to feature double bassist Anthony Stoops on the Contrabass Conversations podcast this weekend. Anthony is professor of double bass and chair of the strings department at the University on Oklahoma, and he also...
