A friend of mine from my student teacher training program at DePaul once told me a painfully funny (to me, at least) story from his middle school student teaching days: A bassoonist by trade, this student teacher had been assigned to strong music program in a very...
Ben Allison was invited to teach a one-week workshop on composition and group interplay at the Siena Jazz Foundation’s International Jazz Master Program. Then he debuts a new group back in New York City at the Abrons Arts Center before heading back to Europe for...
Here’s a heartbreaking and all-too-familiar personal narrative from Kirby Nunez, the (now former) principal bass of the Honolulu Symphony on why he is leaving the orchestra: The Honolulu Symphony is being dismantled, and I don’t think the public is aware...
The International Society of Bassists is a partner organization in the Music Teachers National Association’s (MTNA) “Year of Collaborative Music.” From March, 2010 through March, 2011, we will be encouraging ISB members to present concerts and events...
Ever seen the Trololo video? If you haven’t, you’ve simply got to check it out–70’s era Soviet crooning at its finest: If you dare, you can also check out Trololo cat crooning:
