Michael Hovnanian wrote an extremely funny story on his blog recently. Titled “High Fidelity”, it recounts a funny incident he had several year ago with a stereo salesman and another member of the Chicago Symphony: When I first joined the orchestra the...
Folks out there may already be familiar with Animusic videos–they’ve been around for many years. To me, however, they are a great example of how creative people can be when envisioning music, and they are excellent videos to show young students and get...
Greetings readers, Peter Tambroni here from MostlyBass.com for a few quick tips. -Use a toothbrush to clean and rejuvenate bow hair. Just brush the hair, then play. -Rosin dries out, so get a new cake of rosin at least once a year. I have found that the freshness of...
CEMC/ SoG – Jean Le Bouteiller (fl.1530s) – Ce moys de May From the May 18, 2008 Chicago Early Music Consort & Spirit of Gambo – a Chicago Consort of Viols Performance of ‘Bonjour, Mon Coer! – The Sublime 16th-Century French...
This is an ultra-quick note from an ultra-harried Jason (only three weeks of insane schedule left–meatier blogging to come very soon!) to let you know that Contrabass Conversations will be featuring interviews from Metropolitan Opera Orchestra bassists Jeremy...
