Here is a video of a double bass player’s high school recital performance of Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen. I can’t find the player’s name on YouTube, but check out his profile here. This piece is becoming increasingly popular to play on the bass....
Here’s a news story about my home state from the Onion:Overpopulation Concerns Force U.S. To Reopen South DakotaWASHINGTON, DC—Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced yesterday that, in order to deal with a growing population that just… (read...
Greg Sarchet sent me a link to this video about the sate of education in America. It is a 20/20 episode called “Stupid in America” and is worth checking out:
I just added several new features to the Bass Page. At the top of the page are a whole bunch of tabs now which will guide you down into the catacombs of this blog. I will probably clean and tighten up these tabs over the next few weeks, but for now it should be good...
I just got word from Arizona State University double bass professor Catalin Rotaru that he will be releasing a new CD very soon. Catalin is an awesome player. He taught at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point before taking his new position in Arizona. I...
