Juilliard pre-college bassist Paul Nemeth sent me the following information about an upcoming Albert Laszlo recital on March 28, 2009 (my birthday!). Mr. Laszlo is truly one of the great bass pedagogues active in the U.S., and I’d encourage folks to check it out...
I’ve been an enthusiastic Twitterer for the past two years (you can find me at twitter.com/jasonheath), learning about the service through the numerous tech podcasts that I consume like digital candy, and while I initially resisted the idea of getting on myself...
Check out that sweet five string! Hopefully no one walked too close to this precarious setup.
Here’s an exchange I was forwarded (on condition of anonymity) that, while being both aggravating and darkly amusing, reminds me how easily non-musician administrators forget that we performers are actually trying to make a living from this kind of work....
What does this painting mean?