Gabriele Ragghianti, the host for the 2018 European Bass Congress in Lucca and bass professor at the Royal College of Music in London, put out a fascinating video recently through D’Addario Orchestral all about the Italian double bass bow hold: Gabriele is...
I’ve been looking forward to BASS2018 LUCCA ever since attending the 2016 event in Prague. There’s nothing like the energy of a major gathering of like-minded double bass players, and I leave events like this feeling energized, refreshed, and inspired. Putting...
Performed by Joseph Conyers (Philadelphia Orchestra assistant principal bass) and Steve Sanders (piano) at the 2018 Golden Gate Bass Camp on June 21, 2018
The changing landscape of double bass repertoire Back when I was learning the double bass, new music for the bass was a pretty quiet landscape. Sure, there were a few composers pushing the envelope and writing interesting music for the bass. We also had champions of...
I’ve been a big fan of Dan Styffe for years. In addition to serving as co-principal bass of the Oslo Philharmonic, Dan is a tremendous champion of new music for the double bass. He has commissioned pieces from composers like Rolf Martinsson, Fredrik Högberg, Teppo...
