June 7, 2005
by Joe
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Cool! The Andre Previn picked a double bass bassist for the Gould Protégé prize: Slovakian double-bass player Roman Patkolo, 23, has been chosen by American composer-conductor André Previn to win the $10,000 City of Toronto-Glenn Gould International Protégé Prize in … Continue reading
May 22, 2005
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To keep your muscles from getting too tight, or developing painful back problems or repetitive stress injuries, bassists should always take frequent breaks during their practice sessions and stretch often. Here’s what I usually do: While standing, bend at the … Continue reading
April 26, 2005
by Joe
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Too early and too sudden. Jazz bass giant Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen has died at 58.
April 9, 2005
by Joe
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Yingwen has a quote in Bay Area Living, which may or may not publish in the Oakland Tribune this weekend: Yingwen Lewis, a piano teacher in the Danville and San Ramon areas, agrees. “I think that when you have taken … Continue reading
January 10, 2005
by Joe
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Go check out the Pacific Collegium, directed by my good friend Chris Kula! I’m going to try to make one of these, probably the Saturday nite one… The Pacific Collegium: From Advent to Epiphany Heinrich Sch��Ωtz, selections from the Geistliche … Continue reading