We will be wrapping up the third and final part of our interview with National Symphony bassist Ira Gold this weekend, as well as featuring a recording of Ira playing some Bach. Ira is an outstanding bassist and teacher and an extraordinary musical and technical...
Here’s a shot by Julieta Cervantes (for the New York Times) of Tim Cobb along with James Levine, John Harbison, Elliot Carter, and Milton Babbitt. Tim is the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra principal bassist. Read the accompanying New York Times story here. Thanks...
A few days ago, I logged into my Facebook account and discovered the following message: "Jason Heath would like to be friends with you…" Me….become friends with me? I clicked the Jason Heath profile and, sure enough, it was another Jason...
Bass blog and Contrabass Conversations regular contributor John Grillo recently wrote a post on his new blog project ClassicalMusicNews.tv about the New World Symphony’s Oktoberfest a tradition that he created when he was a fellow there. John writes: A long...
Double bass virtuoso and University of Texas-Austin bass professor (and Contrabass Conversations musical guest) plays The Swan from The Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saens in this excellent video: What a fabulous player! Related Posts: Contrabass Conversations #20:...
