I have decided to quit all of my orchestral work and start a Marimba Queens tribute band. Scott Kreger from the Milwaukee Symphony (and the new double bass instructor and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) sent me this video. Check out the bass player in this...
Having recently resigned from two adjunct university positions, I feel the urge to share some of my concerns about how such positions are administrated at many universities in the United States. These concerns are based on my own experiences as an adjunct double bass...
A new article from the journal Nature suggests that the specific chemicals used in treating Stradivarius (and other 17th century violin makers) instruments is what gives them their superior tone. National Geographic reports on the new article: Chemical tricks were the...
The Washington Post had an article last year on double bass soloist and Northwestern University instructor DaXun Zhang. I just recently discovered it. Here is an excerpt: The double bass is one of the few remaining instruments that have never produced a bankable star...
I recently found this video of double bassist Jeff Bradetich playing the Gigue from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 on YouTube:Here is a quote from Jeff’s bio: Proclaimed by the New York Times as “the master of his instrument,” Jeff Bradetich is regarded as one...
