Blog Housekeeping Shortlist

Just a couple of quick items for this Monday morning blog session:I could definitely use some more double bass tracks for the Virtual Master Class project. If you have any recordings of yourself playing double bass solos and excerpts please e-mail them to me at...

Catalin Rotaru play the Bottesini Concerto mvt 1

Arizona State University double bass professor Catalin Rotaru was featured on Contrabass Conversations Episode 19 playing the last movement of the Brahms Cello Sonata in E minor. I think that folks will enjoy seeing him perform the Bottesini Concerto with the Arizona...

Matt Heller adds Contrabass Conversations widget to hella frisch

I’d like to thank Matt Heller (hella frisch, New World Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic) for putting up the Contrabass Conversations widget in his blog. If you haven’t checked out Matt’s writing before, I’d definitely recommend heading on over to...

Double bassist David Ballam’s upcoming recital

David Ballam is a Northwestern University double bass student studying with DaXun Zhang. He will be performing a recital in the Chicago area later this month. Here are the details:Master’s Doublebass RecitalDavid BallamWednesday, May 16, 20077:00pm –...

The Freelancer Myth

Yaro Starak wrote a post about freelancing that intrigued me. It is interesting to compare his observations about realities of freelancing in the business world with my series on music freelancing. Check out Yaro’s post here.