DePaul University Orchestra Director Cliff Colnot reorchestrated the Bottesini Concerto No. 2 back in 2008 for a performance with concerto competition winner Henry Chen. Cliff has made the score and parts to his edition of the concerto freely available. Download the...
We have some really interesting guests that we’re featuring over the next few weeks on Contrabass Conversations. Next Week In keeping with the thematic weeks of episode releases in 2016, I’m calling this week Finding Your Path. We are highlighting two...
I’m happy to report that I’m in the final stages of editing a new book titled How to Make a Living as a Classical Musician. This book is based upon my own experiences plus ten years of covering musical developments on the blog and hundreds of interviews...
Check out the complete Musical Innovators series here. This is a new series I’m starting highlighting people involved in forward-thinking projects. This first edition highlights double bassists (understandably) that are “moving the needle” in...
I’ll admit it—I had been under a lot of stress. It seemed like everything in my life was all of a sudden coming to a head. I was living 2600 miles apart from my wife in what may very well be the world’s worst bachelor pad. My school orchestra was performing at the...
