ASTA Conference this month in Kansas City

I’ll be at the American String Teachers Association national conference this month in Kansas City, and event that I’ve been looking forward to for a while. Drop me a line if you’re attending (jasonheath -at- doublebassblog.org), and check out the...

Catalin Rotaru plays Bottesini

More from Catalin, this time featuring the first movement of the Bottesini Concerto. I’m conducting this at present at school–very fun from the podium perspective as well:

Catalin Rotaru plays Rococo Variations

After poking around Nuno Arrais’ Double Bass Blog (great site, by the way!), I happened upon some really great videos of double bassist Catalin Rotaru (a fellow International Society of Bassists board member and bass professor at Arizona State University)....

find students with privatemusicteaching.org

I realized recently that I haven’t mentioned the site privatemusicteaching.org on the blog before (or if I have, it has been quite a while). Designed by Midwest Young Artists, this site is a great way for Chicago-area teachers to connect with students. All you...

DSO: Change tune or be replaced | detnews.com | The Detroit News

Ouch. Follow along with a blow-by-blow on this situation at Adaptistration.com: DSO: Change tune or be replaced | detnews.com | The Detroit News A very different Detroit Symphony Orchestra could emerge in the coming months unless the DSO musicians reverse themselves...