Dragonetti Concerto with Juan Gregorio Baquero – movement 3

This is a video of Colombian virtuoso Juan Gregorio Baquero and the Bogotá´s Philharmonic Orquestra. Irwin Hoffman is the Conductor, and the production values for the concert are quite high. It looks like it was lifted off of Colombian television or a DVD. Great...

Harp with bass body as soundboard

This is a very interesting photo that double bassist John Tuck forwarded to me. You can see that someone decided to take the body of a bass and use it as the soundboard for a harp. I’m not sure how well that works, but it sure looks cool.This photo is especially...

Francois Rabbath Master Class – April 3, 2007 in Chicago, IL

Double bass virtuoso Francois Rabbath will be holding a master class in Chicago on Tuesday, April 3 at 1 p.m. This class will be held in Buntrock Hall at Symphony Center. Symphony center is located at 220 S. Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago. Click here for a map of...

Dragonetti Concerto with Juan Gregorio Baquero – movement 2

This is a video of Colombian virtuoso Juan Gregorio Baquero and the Bogotá´s Philharmonic Orquestra. Irwin Hoffman is the Conductor, and the production values for the concert are quite high. It looks like it was lifted off of Colombian television or a DVD. Great...

Sound and Motion in Double Bass Playing

This is a post from double bassist from Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music student Nicholas Hart. Nick will be contributing weekly posts to the bass blog about life as a music student in one of the nation’s most exclusive programs. I think readers will...