Bass by Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand – video

I recently got a chance to play around with one of luthier Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand’s double basses. Chris used to work at Robertson and Sons in Albuquerque, New Mexico, building extensions with capos (like the ones you see on the Contrabass Conversations logo)....

Vito Liuzzi plays Nino Rota and Bottesini

I’ve blogged before about Vito Liuzzi’s performance of the Divertimento Concertante by Nino Rota, posting video of the first two sections in earlier blog posts (that annoying 10 minute limit on YouTube videos really gets in the way with classical...

Ian Hallas performs the Bottesini Concerto mvt 1

Ian Hallas, principal bassist for the Midwest Young Artists Symphony Orchestra (and my student for the past six years) is seen here performing the first movement of the Bottesini Concerto in B minor with his high school orchestra in Northbrook, Illinois. This was...

Hans Sturm teaches the Rabbath technique – part 3

International Society of Bassists President and Ball State University Bass Professor Hans Sturm and I got together recently and filmed a chat about the Rabbath left hand position technique. Hans does a great job explaining the concepts behind this technique, and I...

Hans Sturm teaches the Rabbath technique – part 2

International Society of Bassists President and Ball State University Bass Professor Hans Sturm and I got together over the weekend and filmed a chat about the Rabbath left hand position technique. Hans does a great job explaining the concepts behind this technique,...