(crossposted from PBDB) The Toughest Question, Part 3 It’s been awhile since I’ve had a chance to post! My apologies…. In the first part of this series, we looked at things that might keep us from asking ourselves the following very challenging question: Do I...
Double bassist Nick Weldon sent me the following video of a live performance in which he describes his early years on the double bass:
Jack Unzicker sent me the following information from the recently completed Bradetich International Double Bass Competition: Attached is a photo of Artem Chirkov. The winner of the inaugural Bradetich Foundation International Double Bass Solo Competition is Artem...
My wife, who will be starting med school in August, recently got an email from her new school showing what students have been enjoying out of the medical spectrum in the past few months. Here’s one of my faves–totally non-bass stuff, but oh well…...
Here’s a post from the always entertaining Holly Mulcahy on orchestra etiquette through the centuries: Whether you are the person sheepishly turning off the ringing cell phone during the quiet movement, or the annoyed and indignant person sitting next to the...
