Here’s a great video of fellow International Society of Bassists board member Thierry Barbé playing Per Questa Bella Mano with bass vocalist Ugo Rabec and the Opera de Paris Orchestra:
You know, the more I poke around the YouTube Symphony channel, the more I like the idea. The world’s first internet symphony really is a cool idea, and it’s indicative of things to come for our art form. Is it gimmicky? Sure–but that’s not the...
My former student Ian Hallas (now a bass student at the Colburn School of Music) had a pretty bad experience flying back to Los Angeles after winter break this year. This is the sort of experience that we bassists fear–good thing it didn’t turn out even...
Georgia’s Mercer University has openings for two double bass students for the 2009-10 academic year. These students will receive four-year, full tuition scholarships (!), which is a heck of a deal. Any interested students (and I’m sure there will be quite...
Ashley Eidbo from buttcradle.com makes, hands down, the best double bass stool covers. You have to try it to believe it–I love it! This stool cover has extremely thick padding that provides great support. I’m used to using either cheesy thin pads or the...
