Congratulations to current Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra principal bass Owen Lee and former principal bass Barry Green for leading the bass section for over half a century. What an incredible tenure! Exploring new sonic territory with the double bass It was a pleasure...
San Francisco Symphony Principal Bass Scott Pingel was featured in Rolling Stone for his rendition of (Anesthesia)-Pulling Teeth at the opening of the new Chase Center. More details are available in these written and podcast interviews with Scott. How cool–go...
Melbourne Bass Day 2019 Rob Nairn will be hosting the third annual Melbourne Bass Day November 24th. Learn more in this conversation with Rob and check out more details on their Facebook event page. New Jazz Course with John Goldsby John Goldsby’s new course...
For centuries, composers and performers have experimented with various tunings and numbers of strings on double basses. While the standard double bass tuning is EADG (low to high), most music in the orchestral canon is written down to a low C. This means that players...
Congratulations to Patricia Weitzel and everyone else involved in the inaugural Quad City Bass FestUnder the Sheets – new podcast from Lauren Pierce about the lives of composersNina Harries releases her first solo album (interview with her coming soon on the...
