This is our next installment of Lyric Opera of Chicago and Grant Park Symphony bassist Andy Anderson’s Virtual Lesson series. This episode covers developing articulation in the bow. You can view all the released episodes of this series (as well as all of our...
We’ve blogged about the excellent bassist Renaud Garcia-Fons several times in the past on the blog (check out previous stories here, here, or here). He’s truly an amazing and innovative player on the instrument. Renaud’s tour manager recently...
This video defies description. It is an hour long double bass performance/speech/dramatization featuring double bassist Dean Ferrell as Captain Tobias. This is a one person show of epic proportions–strange, compelling, and totally hilarious. Dean Ferrell went to...
This is our next installment of Lyric Opera of Chicago and Grant Park Symphony bassist Andy Anderson’s Virtual Lesson series. This episode covers techniques used in articulation and connecting long notes. You can view all the released episodes of this series (as...
One of my colleagues recently won positions in three regional orchestras. This very talented individual began his college career as a biochemistry major, later switching his major to double bass performance. This highly intelligent and talented scientific mind then...
