Upcoming double bass auditions

There are a few more double bass auditions that have been announced this month. Here’s the information for what is on the horizon. Check it out, and happy practicing!_________Arkansas Symphony OrchestraDavid Itkin, Music DirectorSection BassAuditions: May 15,...

IRIS Orchestra now an independent entity

The Commercial Appeal put out a feature today on the IRIS Orchestra and its new status as an official nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. You can read the article for more information on how this new organizational structure will impact future endeavors.Some of the...

Listen live to IRIS Chamber Orchestra online

I’ve got a bunch of IRIS Chamber Orchestra posts this morning (as you can see)–if folks are around their computers at noon today (U.S. Central time zone), visit WKNO online, the Memphis metro area’s classical music radio station website, to hear a...

Ira Gold and Francois Rabbath on Contrabass Conversations

I’d like to give readers a heads up regarding guests for the next few weeks of Contrabass Conversations. I think that people will be very interested both of the guests we have scheduled for the next couple of episodes.This weekend, you will be hearing an interview I...

My Car Caught Fire and Exploded Part II – I’m a Chump

In early 2004 my new Saturn abruptly caught fire as I was driving home from an orchestra rehearsal. I pulled the flaming carriage over, got my instrument out, and ran away just before it exploded. You can check out that part of the story here. This was, to put it...