Contrabass Conversations

We start this episode with Schgweik Farht , one of the movements from David Anderson's seven double bass duets.  You will also hear the Bach Gigue from the third cello suite and the second movement of the Schubert Arpeggione Sonata . John will be assisted by Peter Guild- Double Bass(member Pittsburgh Symphony) on the Anderson duets and by pianist Alaine Fink on the Schubert. In this second part of...

On this episode of the show we continue our interview with double bassist Phillip W. Serna .  Phillip is an active double bass and viola da gamba performer, clinician, and pedagogue in the Chicago metropolitan area.  In this episode of Contrabass Conversations, Phillip gives general student advice, practice tips, advice on choosing schools, and much more.  Visit him online at http://www.phillipwse...

This is a special Recital Showcase edition of Contrabass Conversations featuring the music of John Grillo.  John was interviewed on Contrabass Conversations episode 6.  This episode is a live performance of John's complete recital, which was performed in Pittsburgh, PA in 2006. Recital Program: Bach Suite No. 3 for Solo Violincello Allemande Sarabande Bourrees I and II Gigue John Grillo, Double Ba...

Andrew Anderson performs in nearly 150 concerts every year and teaches over a dozen students of all levels each week. Andrew Anderson is a member of the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra, the Chicago Philharmonic, and performs regularly with Music of the Baroque.  He has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Columbus Sym...

This week's Contrabass Conversations episode features an interview and musical performances from double bassist John Grillo. John has got some great insight into the world of the bass, and this interview was both a lot of fun to do and very informative and interesting. About John: John started playing Double Bass at the age of 11. He attended The Julliard School during high school and was a schola...

This show features an interview with double bassist Phillip W. Serna .  Phillip is an active double bass and viola da gamba performer, clinician, and pedagogue in the Chicago metropolitan area.  In this episode of Contrabass Conversations, Phillip discusses his early years studying the bass, his training in Houston, TX, San Francisco, CA, and Chicago, IL, and general student advice.  Visit him onl...

This episode features part 1 of an interview with double bassist Andrew Anderson .  Andy is a member of the double bass sections of the Lyric Opera of Chicago and Grant Park Symphony Orchestra .  In this episode, Andy discusses his early training and college years studying the double bass. Some listener feedback closes this episode of Contrabass Conversations.

Music played on this podcast is available from the Podsafe Music Network.  Check them out at http://music.podshow.com . Jason starts this week's episode by playing Tu Cha Cha Cha by Antonin Bastian .  Check out Antonin's blog at http://dr-vibe.blogspot.com/ . Listener feedback from Ed in Sydney, Australia. Jason discusses the January performance of the IRIS Chamber Orchestra . Jason discusses the...

In this episode of Contrabass Conversations, Jason discusses the gear he is using to record Contrabass Conversations.  For this episode he is using: iRiver IFP-899 Sony ECM MS957   (the price has really dropped since I bought it six years ago!) Last episode Jason use the same microphone into his laptop through a Griffin iMic .  The results are actually much cleaner into the iRiver than into the la...

Hello, and welcome to Contrabass Conversations, your weekly podcast for double bass interviews, resources, news, and music!  Contrabass Conversations is a new project by Jason Heath.  You can find all information for this show at http://contrabassconversations.com . This show will be released every Monday.  Most shows will be in an interview format, but these first few shows will be with Jason alo...