This is our next installment of Lyric Opera of Chicago and Grant Park Symphony bassist Andy Anderson’s Virtual Lesson series. This episode gets more in-depth with the French bow hold, featuring many exercises and close-ups of Andy’s bow hand and arm in...
CSO Bass Blog author (and Contrabass Conversations guest) Michael Hovnanian has been checking in regularly on his blog, sharing what he’s been up to on the Chicago Symphony’s European tour this fall. Here’s what has gone up so far. Check...
A recent comment from Carol on my Advice for Aspiring Music Performance Majors post sparked my interest in creating a similar list for top-tier schools for jazz bass study. Commenting on Karl Olsen’s Orchestra Audition Winners List, Carol writes: Jason,...
My good friend and fellow blogger Josh Nemith (also the pianist for the IRIS Orchestra and Dayton Philharmonic, and formerly of the New World Symphony) just got featured on Chris Foley’s Pagecast of Classical Music Blogs. I found out about this through a...
Phillip W. Serna Doctoral Recital from 2002 at Northwestern UniversityAngel of Dusk, Concerto for Double Bass (1980/1993) by Einojuhani Rautavaara (b.1928)For Double Bass, Two Pianos and PercussionHis First AppearanceHis MonologueHis Last AppearanceDr. Phillip W....
