Bass hedge from Robert Oppelt

National Symphony recently sent me this photo he took last summer in Bourbon-Lancy, France. It’s good to see that we bass players are making our mark in the gardening world as well! Visit Robert Oppelt’s website for more bass photos as well as helpful bass...

Rabbath’s Poucha Dass – video from tonibottesini

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...

A Brief History of the Double Bass by Lawrence Hurst

While poking around online recently, I found an older article from Indiana University bass professor and Contrabass Conversations guest Lawrence Hurst: The modern double bass is not a true member of either the violin or viol families. Most likely its first general...

d’Bassists quartet performance

Singapore bass bloggers PY and Emily are going to be invloved in a bass quartet performance. Deails follow:In Conjunction with Singapore Arts Festival: d’Bassists.Venue: Esplanade Concourse, Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay, SingaporeDate: 30 and 31 May 2007 (Wed...

Remembering Jean Cros – guest post from Jean-Yves Bénichou

This is a guest post by double bassist Jean-Yves Bénichou. Benjy is bi-national, being a citizen of both the United States and France. He has lived in France for the past 30 years and has been a member of the Strasbourg Philharmonic since 1985. He studied double bass...