Here’s a post from the always entertaining Holly Mulcahy on orchestra etiquette through the centuries: Whether you are the person sheepishly turning off the ringing cell phone during the quiet movement, or the annoyed and indignant person sitting next to the...
Mark Dresser Solo Contrabass the Stone corner 2nd St and Ave C NYC 10pm n$10 Mark Dresser will present his most recent solo works for electro-acoustic contrabass in celebration of the soon to be released CD/DVD/Booklet release of GUTS: Bass Explorations,...
Here’s some cool news from Phillip Serna, one of this blog’s longtime contributors: Chicago-Area Arts Advocate Phillip W. Serna To Be Honored for Arts Outreach in Schools by Early Music America Plainfield, IL June 1, 2010 – Dr. Phillip W. Serna and his...
Jeff Bradetich (a former Contrabass Conversations guest) has launched the first annual Bradetich International Solo Competition in Texas this month, and it’s been getting great press, as you can see from the following story from the BBC News: Musicians aim to...
Here’s a PDF of a great interview between James Kjelland (Professor of String Pedagogy at Northwestern) and Peter Lloyd (the former instructor of double bass at Northwestern–now taking over as bass instructor for the Colburn School in Los Angeles) about...
