Bassist, educator, and former Contrabass Conversations guest Peter Tambroni continues to put out informative and engaging posts on his blog MostlyBass.com. Pete is also a contributor for doublebassblog.org, and he and I work together frequently here in metro Chicago....
We’ve had the great fortune to feature several bassists from the Chicago Symphony over the years on Contrabass Conversations. When they aren’t using the worst stools ever made (actually, the don’t use these anymore!), they’re busy being members...
François Couperin (1668-1733) – Excerpts from Mass for the Convents (1690) (arr. Wilkinson/ Serna) First Couplet on the “Sanctus” – Plein jeu Second Couplet – Rècit de Cornet Elevation – Tierce en Taille (arr. Wilkinson/ Serna) From a Lenten Organ Recital with...
I had the good fortune to be the guest speaker for the January 2009 meeting of the Chicago Chapter of the ACM, which was a great experience (I’ll try to put out a screencast of this event in the near future). If you can make it, you’d really get a lot out...
This is an important issue that is hitting orchestra & music programs across the country.on April 15th, the New York Times did an excellent video piece on a school orchestra program in Newark, Ohio that is struggling to stay alive. It is a compelling story of how...
