This is really exciting news. National Symphony Orchestra double bassist and Peabody Institute faculty member Ira Gold will be offering an Orchestral Bowing Workshop this summer. In addition to being one of our early Contrabass Conversations guests, I’ve had...
Andrés Martin is one of the most interesting and active personalities in the double bass world. n addition to serving as principal bass of the Orchestra of Baja California and is a composer with a unique and fascinating voice. Check out this performance of...
We will be featuring an interview with Indiana University double bass professor Bruce Bransby on next week’s podcast. It was great to get a chance to talk with Bruce about his career, teaching at Indiana University and the Aspen Music Festival, studying...
Berlin Philharmonic principal bassist Matthew McDonald has a YouTube channel on which he has begun putting out some of his wonderful bass and piano performances. He also has recordings of the Bottesini Grande Allegro a la Mendelssohn, Bruch Kol Nidrei, and the...