I just saw this hair-raising photo set from Dark Roasted Blend. It covers some of the most dangerous road in the world, including:Most Dangerous Tourist Hiking Trail (China)Bolivia’s North Yungas RoadRussian Siberian Road to YakutskCheck out the complete post...
I have decided to quit all of my orchestral work and start a Marimba Queens tribute band. Scott Kreger from the Milwaukee Symphony (and the new double bass instructor and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) sent me this video. Check out the bass player in this...
Merry Christmas from the Bass Blog! Thanks to Greg Sarchet for sending along this Santa pic to me.
When you play a piece like Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Ballet time after time, year after year, sometimes you long for something (anything!) different to happen. Variety is good, even if it is a bad kind of variety. Well, last year at the Milwaukee Ballet we had some...
After reading a recent post on Matt Heller’s hella frisch blog, I found this delightfully maddening story about a recent audition experience from a Washington, D.C. violinist. Check out her tale on her blog Dragons and Princesses. She is just trying to warm up...
