Special sneak preview of a new CD by Joel Quarrington Listen to this episode here! DoubleBassCast113a.m4a [21.95MB 00:23:19 128kbps] In this episode, we get a sneak preview of the new CD by Joel Quarrington “Garden Scene”. While I was on vacation this summer in Canada, I went to see Joel perform at the “Festival of the Sound” [...]

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Part Three of three: Interview with renowned Canadian Double Bassist – Joel Quarrington. Listen to this episode here! DoubleBassCast_112.m4a [42.66MB 00:52:21 128kbps] Holy crap! I meant to get this episode posted last month. Sorry for the delay – things here have been CRAZY busy. Anyway, enjoy the show. Don’t forget to consider hitting the “Donate” button to the right. [...]

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Part Two of three: Interview with renowned Canadian Double Bassist – Joel Quarrington. Listen to this episode here! DoubleBassCast_111_Enhanced.m4a [31.2MB 00:37:16 128kbps] In this episode of the DoubleBassCast I interview Canadian Double Bassist Joel Quarrington (part two). Amoung many other issues, Joel and I talked about his experiences in teaching the instrument, Chamber music with String Quartets [...]

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Part One of three: Interview with renowned Canadian Double Bassist – Joel Quarrington. Listen to this episode here! DoubleBassCast_110_Enhanced.m4a [27.19MB 00:33:10 128kbps] In this episode of the DoubleBassCast I interview Canadian Double Bassist Joel Quarrington. We talked for more than six hours via Skype last August. We hadn’t spoken in more than 30 years and we really [...]

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Interview with Renaud García-Fons Listen to this episode here! DoubleBassCast109.mp3 [28.41MB 31:01min 128kbps] In this episode of the DoubleBassCast I interview bassist Renaud García-Fons. We talked after a rehearsal for a concert he was giving in Tenerife with Paquito D’Rivera. I hope you enjoy the interview. Please email me with any questions or comments. Thanks for listening! CONTACT THE DOUBLEBASSCAST Email [...]

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Welcome back! Listen to this episode here! DoubleBassCast108.mp3 [35.5MB 30:55min 160kbps] In this episode of the DoubleBassCast I bring you a tech update of the Double Bass Podcast ‘behind the scenes’ and give you the answer as to why I’ve been away so long. Segment Two: Applying for a position in a Symphony Orchestra Tips and tricks in [...]

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A Skype interview with Dietmar Engels on his thought about preparing for his performance of the Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra by Jean Francaix.

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Touching BASS! Its been too long since the last episode. Today I try to explain why and move on!

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Response to listener's comments and a review of The Bass Gang...

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In this episode I take a look at some Double Bass Resources on the Internet and I also have my say about some of the things that annoy me about conductors.

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