This is our next installment of Lyric Opera of Chicago and Grant Park Symphony bassist Andy Anderson’s Virtual Lesson series. This episode gets more in-depth with the French bow hold, featuring many exercises and close-ups of Andy’s bow hand and arm in...
CSO Bass Blog author (and Contrabass Conversations guest) Michael Hovnanian has been checking in regularly on his blog, sharing what he’s been up to on the Chicago Symphony’s European tour this fall. Here’s what has gone up so far. Check...
My good friend and fellow blogger Josh Nemith (also the pianist for the IRIS Orchestra and Dayton Philharmonic, and formerly of the New World Symphony) just got featured on Chris Foley’s Pagecast of Classical Music Blogs. I found out about this through a...
I have been a bit concerned by the throwaway usage of the term ‘bass viol’ recently mostly in regards to John Harbison’s Concerto for Bass Viol. I am actually pleased that by the use of the term, double bassists are recognizing the connection between...
Phillip W. Serna Doctoral Recital from 2002 at Northwestern UniversityQuest (1990, revised 1994) by George Crumb (b.1929)For Guitar, soprano saxophone, harp, double bass, and two percussionistsRefrain II. Dark PathsII. Fugitive SoundsRefrain 2III. Forgotten DirgesIV....
