Although I am a daily Chicago Tribune reader, this short article escaped my notice. Double bassist Jerry Fuller brought it to my attention, and I’m glad he did, because it really highlights the priorities a donor may have in choosing an organization for their...
Double bassist Stan Haskins has put together a very engaging series of articles about double bass pedagogue Virginia Dixon on his blog Glued to the String. Virginia is a bass teacher specializing in the Suzuki Bass Program. She teaches in the west suburbs of Chicago,...
I hope that readers enjoyed this week’s Contrabass Conversations interview with Chicago Symphony bassist Brad Opland. If you didn’t get a chance to listen to it, you can click here to check it out (or click the ‘play’ button in the sidebar...
Early Music Chicago presents a Concert of Elizabethan Instrumental WorksSaturday, September 29, 2007 12:00PM NoonNewberry Library, Ruggles Hall60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610For directions, click here.Contact Info – harpsichord@jjmoy.comDescriptionEarly Music...
We’ll be featuring an interview with Chicago Symphony bassist Brad Opland this week on Contrabass Conversations. Brad has also provided some great tracks featuring both himself on electric bass and an arrangement of Ibert’s Quatre Cansons de Don Quichotte...