Back from Messiah rehearsal–it’s still snowing! # Hanging out with Courtney and the cats, just like I usually do this time of night. # Heading for bed–more blogging in the a.m. # Feeling good about the new series ‘Exploring Chamber Music’...
Here’s a great video of the German double bass ensemble Bassiona Amorosa (www.bassiona-amorosa.de) performing a Ludwig Streicher arrangement of Bottesini’s Carnival de Venice. I just found a whole slew of new videos featuring this ensemble, and I’ll...
National Symphony Orchestra principal bassist Robert Oppelt put together a great page of information about the wide variety of grips used by professionals on the German bow. As a French bow player, I always find myself struggling when offering advice to students...
DBB.org regular contributor Benjy sent me a link to this very fun video featuring Sid Caesar and Nanette Fabray pantomiming an argument with the first movement of Beethoven’s 5th symphony as a soundtrack. Sid Ceaser was a live sketch comedy pioneer in the 1950s...
My wife got in an accident in this slippery weather. Sometimes I really hate this city. Especially in the winter. # Hanging out with Courtney and the cats. # Posted ‘Guy Tuneh performs Mendelssohn Sextet mvt 1’ to blip.tv: http://blip.tv/file/523900 #...
