In 2005, Lyric Opera of Chicago bassist (and Contrabass Conversations guest) Greg Sarchet organized a recital celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first known double bass recital in the United States. This 1905 double bass recital was performed by Václav Jiskra, a...
We will be wrapping up our interview with Brad Opland this weekend on the Contrabass Conversations show. Brad is a member of the Chicago Symphony and the bassist for the Chicago Chamber Musicians, and we had an excellent interview over the summer this year! We will...
Matt Heller has put out a bunch of really excellent posts on his hellafrisch blog lately. For those new to the bass blog here, Matt is a bassist in the Calgary Philharmonic. He was previously a member of the New World Symphony (where he was featured in a New York...
If you’re able, I’d definitely recommend checking out Rob Kassinger (pictured here with Yo-Yo Ma and DePaul cello faculty member Steve Balderston) in a performance of the Bottesini Concerto with the DePaul Chamber Orchestra this Tuesday evening...
I’m on my eighth cup of coffee right now as I sit perched over the Steppenwolf Theatre on the north side of Chicago, working on blog projects, podcasts, videos, and some interesting new behind-the-scenes goodies. I’m also putting the finishing touches on...
