Ever since the very first few episodes, the Contrabass Conversations podcast has featured interviews with and performances from leaders in the double bass world. While this remains the main focus of the podcast, we’ve certainly branched out into different...
An arrangement of the Barber Adagio…for solo bass? Well, not exactly. This video features University of Iowa bass professor (and Contrabass Conversations guest) Volkan Orhon performing the solo part to the Barber Adagio along with recorded accompaniment. Volkan...
I do a lot of driving, and I’ve certainly seen more than my fair share of nasty intersections, but I’ve never witnessed anything like the horrific messes seen below! This post is from Dark Roasted Blend, one of my long-time favorite blogs. I’ve...
Update (8:30 pm 3/20/08) – Had a great live chat tonight on the blog! Stay tuned for more of this in the near future. We had a great live video chat on the blog earlier this morning, with many people tuning in and chatting live! We’ll be...
I think that down deep I always knew that telling ‘tales out of school’ like I do each week on the blog would eventually come back to bite me where the sun don’t shine. Like the code of silence found among musicians (at least until the Penn &...
