I recently found this great video online featuring a performance of bass soloist and Contrabass Conversations guest François Rabbath’s composition Poucha Dass. This is a home recording by a user named tonibottesini. Very nice playing and camera...
Michael Hovnanian’s recent blog post about Haitink (which I posted about yesterday) just got featured on the popular classical music blog On An Overgrown Path. Check it out here.Related Posts:Left hand exercises from Michael HovnanianChicago Bass EnsembleMax...
Chicago Symphony double bassist and CSO Bass Blog blogger Michael Hovnanian wrote a recent post about the dynamic between the Chicago Symphony and Bernard Haitink. It sounds like the working atmosphere has improved considerably in the Chicago Symphony since the...
Here’s a version of the first movement of the Capuzzi Double Bass Concerto performed by high school junior Alejandro Bustillos for the District Music Contest at Omaha South High School. He is accompanied by pianist Sara Kellerman. The bass comes through much...
In Part VIII of Road Warrior Without an Expense Account, the topic of freelancer burnout was discussed. This is a depressing and all-too-frequent result of engaging in this type of work, and the solution to this situation is quite complicated. Actually, this whole...
