Playing movements of the Bach cello suites is a must for all bass players these days. It is a requirement for many (if not most) orchestral auditions, and it is a bass player’s only real opportunity to play solo works from this great master.Several challenges...
Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues will be playing this weekend at Oak Park’s beautiful Unity Temple. The Unity Temple was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the early 20th century, and it is really a magnificent building and a great place to hear a concert.The...
These guys are great players. Check them out if you happen to be in Southern Wisconsin the weekend. Here is their recent announcement: This weekend, July 21-23, is the Badgerland Bluegrass Classic! Southern Wisconsin’s largest Bluegrass festival of the season....
I am beginning to create a double bass blogroll for my site, and one thing I am discovering is how few double bass blogs there are out there. This is surprising to me. Most of the ones that I have found haven’t been in the U.S. My favorite bass blog by far is...
I am playing “The Student Prince” for the Music by the Lake festival in Williams Bay, Wisconsin this week. Williams Bay is on the shores of Lake Geneva and is a really beautiful setting for a concert. The concerts take place at Aurora University, which is...
