Weekly Wrap-Up

Here’s a quick wrap-up of this week’s bass scene news, blog posts, and other activity:I released the first part of my new series called ‘This Crazy Business’. This first installment lays the groundwork for what follows in future installments. I...

Ravinia squeezes out the Chicago Symphony (slowly)

Chicago Symphony bassist, blogger, and Contrabass Conversations guest Michael Hovnanian wrote a post recently about the Chicago Symphony’s ever shrinking summer season at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois:Ravinia seasons used to be 8 weeks....

Iztok Hrastnik performs the Glière Tarantella

Bass blog reader Jake Siener sent me a link to this video featuring Iztok Hrastnik performing the Glière Tarantella. I really enjoy Iztok’s playing, and this video plus the first and second movements of the Koussevitzky Concerto are great examples for students...

Bass shot of the day

Basses during a concert break in a Medieval church in Rohr, Thuringia:Related Posts:1930s Alcoa aluminum bass photoCreole quartet on a trainMingus with the bowStrollin’ Down the RiverJason at the podcast recording rigsubscribe to the blog – subscribe to...

Audition – Quad City Symphony Orchestra section bass

Know of an upcoming double bass audition? E-mail me (jsh177@yahoo.com) and we’ll list it on the blog.___________This position may interest bassists living in western Illinois or eastern Iowa. I have met several Chicagoans who have played in this orchestra, but...