We’ve played a couple of pieces by Eric Whitacre this year in my orchestras at school. His lush harmonies and compositional style are immediately recognizable regardless of the piece being played. Why Eric Whitacre is your new favourite orchestral (not just...
This performance from the Chicago Youth Symphony feature’s Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra with Turntablist Jordan “Madhatter” Lee at Orchestra Hall. Details below: CYSO at Orchestra Hall May 11 – U.S. Premiere...
I love the Launchpad. I have one in my office at school and have spent a lot of time with it over the last couple of years. This is a great remix done via controllerism on the device. This is a lot harder than it looks if you haven’t done it before! Nev...
Hi folks, I had a strange website issue a while back which caused the player and links to disappear on the Contrabass Conversations website. Until I get this fixed, you can find all the episodes here on doublebassblog.org (with players and links):...
From a fellow bassist—check it out: Hey Jason, First of all, thank you for creating a great blog! My name is Jon LaTona, I am an Upright Bassist that has been living in New York City for about a year. I am trying to get my EP, Introducing…..Jon LaTona...
