Just a quick note to let folks know that you’ll get to hear the National Symphony’s Ira Gold performing Bach’s Gigue from the first cello suite this weekend on the podcast. Ira’s an amazing player and has a lot of very perceptive thoughts on...
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,...
Madeleine Crouch, the metaphorical glue that holds together the International Society of Bassists, sent out this excellent photo reminding bassists where they should place their upcoming votes: Related Posts: Story Time – Cabs Van Halen video – what...
We’ve featured the extraordinary double bass soloist Boguslaw Furtok many times on the blog in the past, and this clip (submitted by double bassist Ian Hallas ,who just performed the Bottesini Concerto with orchestra this week) is no exception. Sha Ye (violin)...
We will be wrapping up the third and final part of our interview with National Symphony bassist Ira Gold this weekend, as well as featuring a recording of Ira playing some Bach. Ira is an outstanding bassist and teacher and an extraordinary musical and technical...
