A recent post from Michael Hovnanian (Chicago Symphony, DePaul University, Discordia Music, and a Contrabass Conversations guest as well) reminded me of a post I wrote a while back called The Babbling Conductor. I wonder if the conductor I referenced (albeit in a...
From Wired–Clay, the photographer in this video, has an energy that I really like and a great D.I.Y. spirit:
Dave Anderson, who in addition to being an excellent composer and bassist (as well as a former Contrabass Conversations guest), has just published his Sonata No. 2 for Double Bass and Piano. This piece was written for Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Bass Hal Robinson...
Peter Askim, conductor for the Idylwild Arts Academy (and a heck of a bassist and composer–check out his Contrabass Conversations interview for more information) still has some openings for double bass students for the 2009-10 academic year. This is a wonderful...
(crossposted from PBDB) In my last post, I defined what “outlier” means and how it applies to bass playing. In this post I’ll make some comments on how we all can cope with, and learn from, outliers – whether we are one or we are learning from...
