Here is the New York Times review of the Jerusalem Symphony concert I mentioned in an earlier post.An Israeli Orchestra Gives a Look Back to Music From the War Years – New York Times
Andrew Anderson is a member of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra. He is also a member of the double bass faculty at Roosevelt University.Visit Contrabass Conversations to hear interviews with Andy Anderson about life as a double...
University of Iowa bass profesor Volkan Orhan has recently recorded an album of bass ensembles. The unusal thing is that he played all of the tracks himself, and overdubbed them to make an ensemble of Volkans.The first seven tracks are double bass duets written by...
Years ago, I played for the American Russian Young Artists Orchestra, a group led by Leon Botstein that toured the United States and Russia. We performed in many different venues, including the Marinksy Theater and the Hermitage Museum in Russia and Tanglewood and...
I generally recommend pernambuco bows over carbon-fiber bows for my students, but this stick sounds like a really good option for someone looking for a quality stick under $1000. Carbon-fiber bows tend to have a flatter, less interesting sound than pernambuco bows,...
