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...
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...
Chicago Symphony double bassist and CSO Bass Blog blogger Michael Hovnanian wrote a recent post about the dynamic between the Chicago Symphony and Bernard Haitink. It sounds like the working atmosphere has improved considerably in the Chicago Symphony since the...
Here’s a version of the first movement of the Capuzzi Double Bass Concerto performed by high school junior Alejandro Bustillos for the District Music Contest at Omaha South High School. He is accompanied by pianist Sara Kellerman. The bass comes through much...
Double bassist and composer Donovan Stokes will be in Chicago in late May to see the World Premiere of his bass concerto “Titanium Jr.”, and he will be working with double bassists in the Chicago area in masterclass settings during this visit. Stay tuned...
