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.

d’Bassists adds Contrabass Conversations widget to their site

I’d like to thank d’Bassists for adding the Contrabass Conversations widget to their site. Emily, PY, and the rest of the bass quartet in d’Bassists have been featured in the Bass Videos section of the blog here. Click here to see their quartet in...