Blogger and Contrabass Conversations co-host John Grillo just launched an interesting new series over on his blog that profiles the inner workings of the symphony orchestra. John has played in symphony orchestras across the globe for his entire professional career,...
The price of gas rose 31.5 percent in 2007, which means that the average consumer (driving 10,000 miles a year) will spend between $5,510 and $9,095 to operate a 2008 model car. This figure is based on gas, oil, tires, and maintenance–parking or tolls are...
This is a post from National Symphony Orchestra bassist Jeff Weisner. Jeff also teaches bass at The Peabody Institute in Baltimore and co-authors the blog PeabodyDoubleBass. Click here for all of Jeff’s doublebassblog.org posts. ____________ (Note to readers: I...
After putting out what may possibly be the worst (or best, depending on your perspective) classical music album cover of all time on a recent post, blog reader Chris pointed me to this fabulous list of top ten worst albums. I’ll be blogging these from time to...
I’m putting the final touches on this week’s Contrabass Conversations interview episode with Robert Meyer. I’ve been an avid follower of Robert’s blog Musical Reminiscences since he launched it in late 2006, and I was thrilled that he was...
