National Symphony orchestra bassist Jeff Weisner (also a former Contrabass Conversations guest) recently commissioned by a composer named Armando Bayolo. Titled Mix Tape, it is a six movement solo suite, and each movement is based on a pop song that either Armando or...
Always keeping an eye out for exalted musical successes and disappointing musical failures, this one was recommended to me by a colleague. During a premiere Tauno Marttinen’s Symphony No. 4 with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FRSO), this poor timpanist...
I can’t seem to keep from getting stuck playing percussion in the most random of situations. And I’m bad at it! As a non-percussionist, you might think that something as “simple” as whacking a drum or banging a chime is trivial (percussionists...
This is an old post, but check out our interview with National Symphony double bassist here. Jeff Weisner of the National Symphony (he was a recent interview guest for Contrabass Conversations) is selling his Prescott bass. Looks like a wonderful instrument: After...
Check out University of Illinois bass professor Michael Cameron (a great bass performer and teacher who was quite involved in this year’s Chicago Bass Festival as well):
