Featured story and featured bassist now active on the blog

I just added two new features to the blog interface, so if you’re reading this in an RSS feed reader you may want to click over to the site and check it out for yourself.  There is a small area in the upper right sidebar for a featured story and a featured...

Time for Three premieres Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto 4-3

John Grillo from ClassicalMusicNews.tv recently wrote a post about Ranaan Meyer’s trio Time for Three and their upcoming premiere of Jennifer Higdon’s Concerto 4-3 with the Philadelphia Orchestra.  We’ve profiled Time for Three several times on...

links for 2008-01-07

oboeinsight » Blog Archive » Etiquette … Patty from oboeinsight adds another orchestral etiquette tip to her list. Patty has a wonderful list of how to carry yourself in an orchestra. It was, in fact, the first post that drew me to Patty’s blog! (tags:...

links for 2008-01-05

CBC 55: Owen Lee interview and music We’re chatting with Cincinnati Symphony principal bassist Owen Lee today on Contrabass Conversations. Owen played for the New World Symphony and the Houston Symphony prior to his appointment with the Cincinnati Symphony. (tags: MP3...

Heading to Dallas for ISB Board Meeting

I am taking off tomorrow for a board meeting for the International Society of Bassists, and I can’t wait to get out of this frigid cold and into a more moderate climate.  The high for Dallas is over 70 degrees Fahrenheit during my time there–a welcome...