…on the birth of Eli, their second son! Andy plays bass for the Lyric Opera of Chicago, teaches at Roosevelt University, and is a regular contributor to the Contrabass Conversations podcast. He also happens to be a dear friend, and I wish him and his...
Lyric Opera of Chicago and Northeastern Illinois bass teacher Greg Sarchet sent me a link to this video recently. I remember seeing an earlier incarnation of this a while ago, and this is an updated version with new statistics. I really like this...
Jerry Fuller directs the Chicago-area period instrument ensemble Ars Antigua in Chicago’s Quigley Chapel. Photos by Robert Osterlund __________________ The following is a guest post from Double Bass Blog contributor Phillip W. Serna. Check out Phillip’s...
I’ve been playing backstage at the Lyric Opera of Chicago for this season’s production of La Traviata. This is a wonderful gig–a real blast to play. As an added bonus, the offstage part for this specific opera only requires our...
» China blogger beaten to death Dvorak Uncensored: General interest observations and true web-log. This grim story comes from CNN.com via Dvorak Uncensored. (tags: dvorak uncensored blogger beaten china) Why schools should exclusively use free software – GNU...
