I just wrote a post on Automated Musical Instruments for Dark Roasted Blend, one of my favorite blogs. I’ve blogged frequently about this great photo blog in the past, and it is a real honor to get a chance to put something together for them! I’d encourage...
This is the second installment in This Crazy Business, a multi-part analysis of both the challenges that performing musicians face and the psychological reasons why we tolerate these challenges. This series is based on my observations as a full-time freelance...
I just read an interesting post on Joshua Nemith’s Cincinnati Pianist Blog about the benefits of scheduling shorter and more informal concerts, like concerts at a patron’s home or other such intimate venue. Josh mentions having participated in these sort...
This video was taken in Athens, Georgia, and features an mini-orchestra of basses (always an impressive sight and sound) playing a rendition of Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles. I especially like the guy in the blue shirt who doesn’t play for half the video but just...
Contrabass Conversations regular collaborator John Grillo recently sent me a link to this story about Nancy Donaruma, a 59 year old New York Philharmonic cellist who is quitting the orchestra to become a full-time paramedic:After 31 years in the top-tier orchestra,...
