It’s early December and I am knee deep in Messiah season, pumping them out on a daily basis for ensembles all across Chicagoland. Messiah Messiah Messiah Messiah Messiah….I eat, drink, and breathe this piece morning, noon, and night this time of...
National Symphony Orchestra principal bassist Robert Oppelt put together a great page of information about the wide variety of grips used by professionals on the German bow. As a French bow player, I always find myself struggling when offering advice to students...
We’ve gotten slammed here in Chicago with the first really big snowfall of the season. This kind of thing used to strike terror into my very core as I envisioned the slipping and sliding that I would be doing on rural Wisconsin back roads, commuting...
The Peabody Double Bass Blog continues to grow and develop as a valuable resource for the global bass community. This excellent blog, authored by Peabody double bass faculty members Jeff Weisner, John Hood, Paul Johnson, recently added jazz bassist Michael Formanek as...
We’ve got a real treat for folks today. Phillip Serna had to acquire special permission from the publisher of the Tubin Concerto for Double Bass in order for us to release it, and it is likely that many readers out there haven’t heard this piece before. I...
