Years ago, I played for the American Russian Young Artists Orchestra, a group led by Leon Botstein that toured the United States and Russia. We performed in many different venues, including the Marinksy Theater and the Hermitage Museum in Russia and Tanglewood and...
I generally recommend pernambuco bows over carbon-fiber bows for my students, but this stick sounds like a really good option for someone looking for a quality stick under $1000. Carbon-fiber bows tend to have a flatter, less interesting sound than pernambuco bows,...
On Wednesday, March 8, Boston Symphony principal bass Ed Barker gave a fantastic mastercless. The class was held in Roosevelt University’s beautiful Ganz Hall (pictured above) and was open to the general public free of charge. Four Roosevelt University students...
Here’s a great video of Edagar Meyer in rehearsal with the North Carolina Symphony:
Check out this excellent live footage of Miles Davis and John Coltrane playing “So What” with the great Paul Chambers on bass.
