Congratulations to current Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra principal bass Owen Lee and former principal bass Barry Green for leading the bass section for over half a century. What an incredible tenure!
Exploring new sonic territory with the double bass
It was a pleasure to chat with Helen Svoboda about her explorations into new sonic territory with bass and voice. Check out Helen and one of her vegetable-themed compositions below:
Vibrato deep dive
Vassilis Papavassiliou is researching vibrato in a new and fascinating way. Learn about how vibrato works on the bass and other string instruments in his excellent Vibrato Revisited resource.
Questions bassists are asking
- When should I take it down an octave? – thinking about low notes, good taste, and extensions with Gareth Montanarello
- How can I become a ‘Go-To’ Musician? – with Gerald Glickstein of MusiciansWay.com
- Will double bass parts begin to be more commonly notated in actual pitch instead of one octave higher? – from Santi Cruz
Meet the San Francisco Symphony Musicians: Associate Principal Bass Daniel Smith
Quick Hits
- check out Alex Hanna performing Dittersdorf with the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra this Saturday (10/12)
- For Justice and Peace – double concerto for violin and bass by Xavier Foley
- check out this bass safety pamphlet created by Kate Jones and parents from her bass studio
- Gediminas Gelgotas just released his second single with double-bass super start Roman Patkolo (plus YouTube vid behind the scenes)
- videos for recruiting and retaining music students (and getting their parents on board!) – from Be Part of the Music
- playing double bass on the Golden Gate Bridge at 90 years old (!) – from Ron Wasserman
- help make Walking the Changes documentary from Nick Wells happen
- What music teaches leaders about reflection | SmartBrief
- Xavier Foley lesson – You must sing before playing the double bass!
- The Bavarian Basstalk – Fausto Borem/Claus Freudenstein
- New Jersey Becomes 1st State To Have Arts In Every School
- Katie Thiroux’s monthly Spotify playlist (how cool!)
Looking forward to this
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