In addition to hearing CSO Bass Blog author and Chicago Symphony bass section member Michael Hovnanian in a Contrabass Conversations interview this weekend, you will get the chance to hear him play the first movement of the Brahms Cello Sonata in E minor. This was a...
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Patty from oboeinsight just clued me in to this fantastic blog by double bassist Robert Meyer. I can’t believe that this blog has escaped my attention. It is (like the title suggests) a series of reminiscences on Robert’s extremely varied career in the...
Double bassist Brandon Mitchell just left a great comment about my Advice for Aspiring Music Performance Majors post:This a really amazing article. It definitely scared the crap out of me, though! You know what they say (paraphrased) “the best music teachers are...
So where do we go from here? Do we all just turn in our instruments and quit this miserable business? Not me, and not you either, I imagine. We musicians know the value of what we do. We know that our art can change lives, create happiness, inspire greatness in...
