Quick Bass Blog Survey

Here’s a quick survey for my blog readers. What sorts of stories are you most interested in? You can check multiple boxes if you like.What kind of post do you most prefer?Double Bass PostsGeneral Music PostsOrchestra NewsFunny StoriesVideosEducation...

Double Bassist Phillip Serna’s Upcoming Concert

Saint Peter’s Church in the Loop Concert Series Presents the Spirit of Gambo – A Chicago Consort of Viols Saint Peter’s Church in the Loop , 110 West Madison Street , Chicago , IL 60602-4196 Wednesday, December 13, 2006 12:10PM The Spirit of Gambo is a...

Double Bassist Matt Heller’s Blog

Double bassist Matt Heller is blogging again. Matt and I played together for the American-Russian Youth Orchestra and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, and he attended graduate school here in Chicago a few years ago. He now plays double bass for the New World...

Zigeunerweisen on the double bass

Here is a video of a double bass player’s high school recital performance of Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen. I can’t find the player’s name on YouTube, but check out his profile here. This piece is becoming increasingly popular to play on the bass....

New Album from Catalin Rotaru coming soon

I just got word from Arizona State University double bass professor Catalin Rotaru that he will be releasing a new CD very soon. Catalin is an awesome player. He taught at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point before taking his new position in Arizona. I...