Contrabass Conversations

 

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We’re concluding our interview with the multi-talented bassist Dave Anderson on this week’s episode of Contrabass Conversations. In addition to serving as Principal Bass of the Louisiana Philharmonic, Dave is a prolific composer, active teacher, and electric bassist. He serves as Principal Bass of the Britt Festival Orchestra in southern Oregon, and he plays in metropolitan New Orleans and beyond in a variety of bands.

We began this interview on episode 75 of the podcast, and we also featured Dave’s music on Eclectic Bass episode 2.

Dave’s compositions span the gamut from solo double bass to full symphony orchestra, and his Concerto for Double Bass was commissioned and premiered by Hal Robinson and the Philadelphia Orchestra. He is a former board member of the International Society of Bassists, and his Capriccio No. 2 served as the required solo competition piece at the 1997 ISB convention. Check out Dave online at www.myspace.com/symphonyboy.

Scores to Dave’s compositions have been recently re-released, and you can now purchase copies online. Visit the following link to check out many of these compositions:

http://www.reallygoodmusic.com/rgm.jsp?page=composers2&compid=128028

Also, my co-host John Grillo has a recording of the complete Double Bass Duets by Dave with Pittsburgh Symphony bassist Peter Guild. You can check them out here (there are links to each individual duet through the following link):

http://contrabassconversations.com/2007/02/12/john-grillo-recital-showcase/

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We’re featuring music from Louisiana Philharmonic Principal Bass Dave Anderson on this week’s Eclectic Bass episode. Learn more about Dave on his MySpace page, order Dave’s compositions here, and check out our interview with Dave here.

Tracks played:

• “Teen Town” by Jaco Pastorius
• “Surf Ride” from Yule Logs by Dave
• “Schweik Fahrt” featuring Dave and Hal Robinson
• Quintet Mvt. 4 by Dave featuring Sid King and the Kentucky Center Chamber Players
• “Blew Cheeze” featuring Dave and pedal steel guitarist Dave Easley
• “12-Tone Hip Bop” by Dave

Special thanks to The Bass Gang for our theme music

 

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We’re featuring the multi-talented bassist Dave Anderson on this week’s episode of Contrabass Conversations. In addition to serving as Principal Bass of the Louisiana Philharmonic, Dave is a prolific composer, active teacher, and electric bassist. He serves as Principal Bass of the Britt Festival Orchestra in southern Oregon, and he plays in metropolitan New Orleans and beyond in a variety of bands.

Dave’s compositions span the gamut from solo double bass to full symphony orchestra, and his Concerto for Double Bass was commissioned and premiered by Hal Robinson and the Philadelphia Orchestra. He is a former board member of the International Society of Bassists, and his Capriccio No. 2 served as the required solo competition piece at the 1997 ISB convention. Check out Dave online at www.myspace.com/symphonyboy.

Scores to Dave’s compositions have been recently re-released, and you can now purchase copies online. Visit the following link to check out many of these compositions:

http://www.reallygoodmusic.com/rgm.jsp?page=composers2&compid=128028

Also, my co-host John Grillo has a recording of the complete Double Bass Duets by Dave with Pittsburgh Symphony bassist Peter Guild. You can check them out here (there are links to each individual duet through the following link):
http://contrabassconversations.com/2007/02/12/john-grillo-recital-showcase/

Topics discussed:

• Dave’s early years
• studying with Frank Proto, Barry Green, Stuart Sankey, and Warren Benfield
• his compositional style and how he got into composing
• talking about composing with Maxim Shostakovich
• meeting and taking lessons with Jaco Pastorius

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