ClassicalMusicNews.tv blogger and frequent Contrabass Conversations collaborator John Grillo wrote a recent post about his upcoming performances of Mahler’s Second Symphony with the New Jersey Symphony and NJSO music director Neemi Jarvi. I’ve had...
I’ve been working on the Bass Blog Music Store, adding new items and tweaking the navigation. If you haven’t checked it out recently, you can do so here. There’s also a link in the menubar for the blog. I’ll be adding many new...
I’d like to take a moment and thank double bassist and gambist Phillip Serna for his wonderful ongoing series Early Music Perspectives, which he is guest posting at DoubleBassBlog.org. Phillip has been interviewing a wide variety of early music specialists...
I recently discovered a great new blog by psychoanalyst Mike Jolkovski that analyses relationships and dynamics in music performance organizations. What a great idea for a blog! This is a subject of great interest to me, especially as I continue to write...
CDs and DVDs of the Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra are currently being sold to raise funds for the Corin Long Memorial Fund. Corin Long, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s principal double bassist, died in a diving accident in Spain. Corin was...