ArtsJournal blogger Greg Sandow wrote a recent post about the Dakota Chamber Orchestra and the South Dakota Symphony, both mentioning Music Director Delta David Gier and providing a link to musical examples from a recent Dakota Chamber Orchestra performance from this...
Bass blog contributor Benjy sent me a link to this feature from the New York Times website. It is a Flash movie documenting some of the new and innovative concert hall designs being commissioned from various architects. Very well done and very interesting. Related...
I love posting about the kitties, although I try to keep it to a minimum. There have only been 26 posts about cats out of nearly 1200 posts, so I don’t think this is too bad a ratio.Anyway, this video definitely falls into the “so bad it’s...
Our next installment in the Gary Karr video extravaganza is this recording of the Paganini Moses Fantasy. Many double bassists have been inspired by Gary’s performances and recordings of this work (I know I have), and I’m pleased to be able to share this...
Drew McManus wrote a thought-provoking post regarding internal conflict within the American Federation of Musicians on his blog Adaptistration recently. This post outlines a proposed .10 percent work dues increase for AFM musicians. The most recent work dues increase...
