I’d like to give people a link to double bassist Brian Fountain’s blog. Brian is the current Chicago Symphony Orchestra Diversity Fellow. You can read more about this fellowship program here. It is an interesting program that has been going on for the last...
Here are the double bass jobs and festival auditions currently available in the U.S. and Canada according to the most recent International Musician:Jobs:Hartford Symphony OrchestraSection Bass (Basic) – This position is a permanent Basic Orchestra position. The...
I have often had students ask about the effect that bridge adjusters have on the sound of the instrument and what type of material that works best for these adjusters (aluminum, brass, maple, or the like). Here is a comprehensive study of the effects of these...
Eric Hochberg recently sent me a link to some videos by Renaud Garcia-Fons. You can view them here. They are definitely worth checking out. Here is some biographical information about Renaud Garcia-Fons:Renaud Garcia-Fons is a French double-bass player and composer,...
I recently stumbled upon this interview that double bassist Peter Tambroni did with Martin Simpson. Martin has a website called Interviews with Overseas Bass Folk. It’s a great resource, and I just added it to my blogroll under “non-blog bass...
