Rabbath’s Ode D’Espagne performed by A. Martin

I’ve been playing this piece by Rabbath for many years, finding it extremely effective for many different kinds of concerts.  There are a lot of different ways to interpret this piece, and I find this rendition fresh and fun: You can also hear me play this...

Virtual Lesson with Andrew Anderson – Part 8

This is our next installment of Lyric Opera of Chicago and Grant Park Symphony bassist Andy Anderson’s Virtual Lesson series. This episode delves into the topic of spiccato–a topic that we’ll be exploring in depth in the following few episodes of...

Virtual Lesson with Andrew Anderson – Part 7

This is our next installment of Lyric Opera of Chicago and Grant Park Symphony bassist Andy Anderson’s Virtual Lesson series. This episode delves into the topic of spiccato–a topic that we’ll be exploring in depth in the following few episodes of...

Virtual Lesson with Andrew Anderson – Part 6

This is our next installment of Lyric Opera of Chicago and Grant Park Symphony bassist Andy Anderson’s Virtual Lesson series. This episode covers developing articulation in the bow. You can view all the released episodes of this series (as well as all of our...

Interesting Developments in the Blogosphere

I have been remiss in reporting interesting news items and other people’s blog posts as of late. I have a whole list of them tagged for blogging (which you can always check out by visiting my link blog), but I’ve been so busy with the stories, articles,...