Here’s a cool new site from Boston University grad Henry Samuels (a former Ed Barker student) dedicated to transcriptions for the double bass. Cool stuff! Contrabass Sheet Music.
I’ve played this piece many times over the years. Here’s a video of Gary Karr doing his Southern-tinged version in a live setting from several years ago: “Failing” … Gary Karr – YouTube.
Here’s another Lawrence Welk classic featuring vocalist Larry Hooper (talk about a bass voice!) and Buddy Hayes on bass. Sent to me by Bob Strickland: The Lawrence Welk Show: Big Bass Violin Song – YouTube.
This video, featuring the theme from James Cameron’s Titanic performed by Matt Mulholland on the recorder, cracks my wife up in a serious way: My Heart Will Go On – Recorder By Candle Light by Matt Mulholland – YouTube.
This video (featuring Mark Gould, Principal Trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra) cracked me up in a serious way. Talk about someone who has spent his fair share of time in front of “maestros” of all sorts! HOW TO CONDUCT Lesson 1: “Ring of...
