Dragonetti’s New Academy. Recording studio performance of Domenico Dragonetti’s Quintet 18, I. Andante. The group consists of John Feeney on double bass, and the Loma Mar Quartet, composed of Krista Bennion Feeney and Anca Nicolau on viola, for this one...
(crossposted with new introduction from PBDB) National Symphony Orchestra bassist Ira Gold has recently joined the Peabody Conservatory double bass faculty. Ira is well known to listeners of Contrabass Conversations podcasts as he has been interviewed by Jason and...
Beijing Central Conservatory doctoral student Feng Zhou reports that the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China held its 4th Double Bass Competition, October 8-12, 2010. 26 participants from all over the country competed in two groups, ages 19 to 30 and age...
John Feeney plays the modern world premiere of Dragonetti’s concerto in D with the American Classical Orchestra, Thomas Crawford conductor. The performance was October 4, 2010 at NYC’s Ethical Culture Hall. This is a period orchestra, A= 430. Mr. Feeney...
Here’s a trailer for a documentary about the world’s oldest Holocaust survivor. What is amazing to me about this is her undiminished love for music and playing the piano (you’ll learn more about her musical background in the trailer). As I like to...
