Phillip W. Serna Doctoral Recital from 2002Quintet, Op. 39 by Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)For Oboe, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, and BassTema (Moderato) – Variation I – Variation IIAndante energicoAllegro sostenuto, me con brioAdagio pesanteAllegro...
For the second part of the Double Bass Blog series Thoughts from the Trenches – Double Bass Private Studio Teaching, I would like to offer some thoughts on recruiting & building a studio. This is often a topic that never comes up in traditional music programs and...
Double bassist and frequent Contrabass Conversations collaborator John Grillo sent me a link to this interesting article in a recent issue of Newsweek discussing the increasing sales of classical music downloadable content: ….classical retailers have been the...
Former New World Symphony bassist Andy Giller is looking for a double bass flight trunk for sale large enough to fit a full-size bass. Any readers out there looking to sell a bass trunk? If so, please get in touch (leave a comment or click the contact button in the...
In this series we have discussed the alternate mental circuitry developed by musicians, how addictive this art form can be once this circuitry is hard-wired, and how this addiction causes musicians to tolerate employment circumstances that appear untenable to...
