Rachmaninoff Vocalise Versions

I have been noticing more and more double bass videos popping up on YouTube, which is great to see. I put my Amati recital video up there a few days ago, but it looks much better if you watch it from my site.Here is a version of the Vocalise by Jacy Cobalis:Yoshihiro...

Extreme Firefox Extensions

Those of you who use Firefox as your internet browser know that you can add as many extensions as you want to the browser. I use all sorts of fun extensions like StumbleUpon, Performancing, Greasemonkey, and the del.icio.us extension.Here’s a great screen shot I...
Grant Park Symphony Audition Story

Grant Park Symphony Audition Story

I heard this great audition story a few years ago firsthand from the people who were involved. This was one of the rare times where I actually knew both the committee members and the audition candidate in this story. Auditioning for the Grant Park Symphony The Grant...

National Music Museum of Vermillion, South Dakota

The National Music Museum (formerly called the Shrine to Music Museum) is located on the campus of the University of South Dakota in the town of Vermillion. I was born in this town and grew up about an hour north of it in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The National Music...