This is a guest post from double bassist and educator Yoshi Horiguchi covering research that he did about Progressive Repertoire Book 1 by George Vance. Yoshi interviewed Nicholas Walker, Tracy Rowell, Martha Vance, and Johnny Hamil as part of his research. Check...
These videos are intended to help students learn the pieces in the three volumes of Progressive Repertoire for double bass by George Vance and Annette Costanzi. You can purchase these outstanding books on Amazon through the following links: Progressive Repertoire:...
Today’s the first day of fall! It’s strange living in the land of “endless spring” here in San Francisco. I’d already be dreading the snow at this point of year back in Chicago. Mark Dresser’s first solo LP released Grammy...
This guest post comes from Atlanta Symphony bassist, Emory University faculty member, and composer Michael Kurth. Check out Michael’s blog here! Audition Summary – Sept. 2017 Atlanta Symphony Double Bass Auditions Auditions were held Sept. 10-12 for...
Guess how many posts I’ve put out on this blog? 3,700! That’s a lot of posts! I’m back in San Francisco and getting settled into the fall routine, and my inbox is brimming as usual with bass news. Here’s what’s happening: Claus...
