Lyric Opera of Chicago bassist Greg Sarchet sent me this photo to mark Christmas in 2006, and it certainly deserves another viewing. Merry Christmas!
CBC 54: Steve Reinfranck luthier chat This week we bring you a conversation with Chicagoland double bass luthier, teacher, and performer Steve Reinfranck. Steve runs SMR Double Basses in Evanston, Illinois, writes regularly for Bass World (the publication of the...
We hope that folks enjoyed this past weekend’s first installment of our Contrabass Conversations feature on Peter Seymour and his kickin’ new trio Project. We’ll be featuring the rest of this interview plus more from Project in the next few...
Merry Christmas – Honolulu update Patty from oboeinsight blogs about the Honolulu Symphony missing their payroll. The musicians there seem to be taking it all in stride, however. (tags: honolulu symphony oboeinsight oboe classical music blog) Atonality’s...
Chicago Sinfonietta and Lake Forest Symphony bassist Alan Steiner sent me the following from a colleague who moved to Ohio a few years ago. It’s a combination of ‘The Shining’ and my own actual memories of growing up in South Dakota. ...
