Alex Ross talks about classical music at Googleplex

Google has been hosting a series called Authors @ Google at their Mountain View, CA headquarters.  They recently had New Yorker writer Alex Ross speak about his new book "The Rest is Noise".  I have seen this video of the presentation pop up on the...

Insightful Rabbath technique comment from Benjy

Bass blog contributor Benjy wrote a wonderful comment after viewing the Hans Sturm videos about the Rabbath technique that we’ve been posting here. Since comment can quickly disappear under the radar here (due to the daily avalanche of new content), I thought...

Arts Addict – my new blog

Readers of Adaptistration, the orchestra management blog by Drew McManus, may have noticed this in the sidebar recently: Arts Addict A new blog from Jason Heath coming Nov. 19th Whaaaa?  Jason is starting a new blog?  Yes, I am.  Although regular...

Ian Hallas performs the Bottesini Concerto mvt 1

Ian Hallas, principal bassist for the Midwest Young Artists Symphony Orchestra (and my student for the past six years) is seen here performing the first movement of the Bottesini Concerto in B minor with his high school orchestra in Northbrook, Illinois. This was...

Bass Audition Roundup – October 2007

For many more auditions, also visit http://www.afm.org/ for information on the auditions below: New York PhilharmonicDOUBLE BASS – Section Double Bass – 1 positionResume Date – December 15, 2007Audition Date – Winter and Spring of 2007 and...