Here is a great photo I recently found poking around on Flickr. It is a shot of Frank Gehry’s Pritzker Pavillion of Millennium Park in Chicago. I can’t tell which ensemble is performing in this shot.
There is quite a discussion going on in the comments for a recent post on Michael Hovnanian’s CSO Bass Blog. Michael mentioned that the Chicago Symphony has made their ‘Welcome Yule’ concerts a required part of the season rather than a “members of”...
This series is also available as a book–download the free Contrabass Conversations app and the book is included! This is the first in the series of detailed articles covering the hidden costs associated with freelance work. In this installment I discuss the...
This Friday evening I will take part in Chicago’s annual Salute to Vienna concert at Symphony Center downtown. I have played in this event for several years, and it is always a lot of fun. The conductor for this year’s event is Sascha Goetzel. Here is an...
Merry Christmas from the Bass Blog! Thanks to Greg Sarchet for sending along this Santa pic to me.
