The Green Bay Symphony is in need of a bassist to play the remainder of their 2007/2008 season. This is a quality orchestra located in northern Wisconsin. Folks interested in more information should fill out the form below, and I will send you further details....
Ah, the joys of Photoshop! This picture was sent to me by bassist Vito Liuzzi. You can also check out video of Vito playing Nino Rota and Bottesini here.
Double bassist and classicalmusicnews.tv blogger John Grillo and I just wrapped up an opera excerpt breakdown for the Contrabass Conversations show. This is an extension of the orchestra excerpt breakdown that we began on episode 41 of the program. On this episode, we...
Double bassist Jon Henderson sent me this photo of Danny Glover promoting his newest movie at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Check out the double bass podium design! It’s got gamba-shaped corners and everything.
A Week in the Life is a brief series chronicling a quirky but nevertheless quite typical week in the life of a mid-tier freelance musician. Though the sort of wacky events I’ve described thus far undoubtedly happen in orchestras of all flavors, from the...
