NSO Residency Tour Blogging, Part III: Outreach Wrapup

This is a post from National Symphony Orchestra bassist Jeff Weisner. Jeff also teaches bass at The Peabody Institute in Baltimore and co-authors the blog PeabodyDoubleBass.  Click here for all of Jeff’s doublebassblog.org posts. ____________ I’m on the plane on...

Greg Sarchet now on faculty at Chicago College of Performing Arts

Lyric Opera of Chicago bassist Greg Sarchet joins his colleagues Andy Anderson  and Steve Lester as the double bass faculty of the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.  Greg is a former Contrabass Conversations guest (you can hear him...

NSO Residency Tour Blogging, Part II: Bass Quartets on the Road

This is a post from National Symphony Orchestra bassist Jeff Weisner. Jeff also teaches bass at The Peabody Institute in Baltimore and co-authors the blog PeabodyDoubleBass.  Click here for all of Jeff’s doublebassblog.org posts. ____________ It’s Day 5 of our...

Arizona Bass Festival March 6-9, 2008

The Arizona Bass Players Festival and Workshop will be held March 6-9, 2008 at Arizona State University in Tuscon, Arizona.  This festival will feature clinicians Rob Kassonger (also a former Contrabass Conversations guest), Catalin Rotaru, Rufus Reid, Joe...

NSO Residency Tour Blogging

This is a post from National Symphony Orchestra bassist Jeff Weisner. Jeff also teaches bass at The Peabody Institute in Baltimore and co-authors the blog PeabodyDoubleBass.  Click here for all of Jeff’s doublebassblog.org posts. ____________ Hello all – first...