Phillip Serna Performs Rossini’s Duet for Cello and Double Bass

Phillip Serna Performs Rossini’s Duet for Cello and Double Bass

Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) – Duet for Cello & Double Bass in D (1824)Allegro Michael Duggan, violoncelloPhillip W. Serna, double bass Filmed by Jason Heath for Contrabass Conversations and performed as part of Chicago Bass Festival 2017, March 5, 2017 in...

Finale Bows from The String Emporium

Full Disclosure: The bow in this video was given to me as a gift from Steve at The String Emporium. This is a comparison between my Bernd Dölling bow and a carbon fiber Finale bow–I just want to make it clear up front where I got the bow from for full and fair...

Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile rock!

San Diego Symphony Principal Bassist Jeremy Kurtz forwarded some links to new videos of Edgar Meyer live in concert with mandolin player Chris Thile. These videos have been popping up on YouTube as this smokin’ duo tours the United States. If you get a chance,...

Tasty Blog Snacks for 5/9/08

We’ve got a bunch of interesting links for you this Friday! First, we’ll be featuring Pat Metheny bassist Steve Rodby on this week’s Contrabass Conversations episode. This interview, which is conducted by special host Kells Nollenberger (from the...