For centuries, composers and performers have experimented with various tunings and numbers of strings on double basses. While the standard double bass tuning is EADG (low to high), most music in the orchestral canon is written down to a low C. This means that players...
Congratulations to Patricia Weitzel and everyone else involved in the inaugural Quad City Bass FestUnder the Sheets – new podcast from Lauren Pierce about the lives of composersNina Harries releases her first solo album (interview with her coming soon on the...
I am so happy to see new double bass rosins entering the market. For me, it’s like being a kid in a candy store. I seem to find a new favorite rosin every year or two, and I keep cycling back to old favorites like Pop’s and Kolstein on a regular basis. Discovering...
Why Do I Teach by David Heyes – a thoughtful look back at 36 years of teaching the double bassRob Nairn performs new chamber orchestra version of Barry Conyngham’s Second Bass Concerto ‘Kangaroo Island’ at the Melbourne ConservatoriumMalta...
I got the following question from podcast listener Josh Zimmer a few weeks ago, and I passed it along to our podcast community group. Nearly 60 comments came in over the next couple of days. I love this topic, and I decided to go through and organize the responses...
