Contrabass Conversations

We’re featuring a different kind of podcast episode this week. Bassist Phillip Serna (who has appeared on several older Contrabass Conversations episodes) performed the Tubin Concerto with the Northwestern University Summer Orchestra a few years ago, and he’s been interested in making this performance available for download on the podcast. Since Tubin is a more contemporary composer than many of the other standard bass concerto composers, Phillip had to work out the podcast distribution rights with Tubin’s publisher Scandinavian Songs AB, so thanks to Phillip’s hard work in getting this taken care of we can offer a 100% legal complete performance of the Tubin Concerto for Double Bass.

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 P. Serna Recital Showcase: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This is a special Contrabass Conversations bonus episode featuring a full-length recital from double bassist Phillip Serna. Phillip was our guest on episodes 5 and 8, and it is a pleasure to present this recital to listeners. Enjoy!

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 CBC 8: P. Serna interview 2: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Episode 8 of Contrabass Conversations features the second part of our interview with double bassist Phillip W. Serna. We covered a lot of interesting topics in this interview, and I hope you’ll find it enjoyable. At the very end of the show I tacked on some of the worst instrumental playing I have ever heard, so you may get a kick out of that.

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 CBC 5: P. Serna interview: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

My great friend and excellent double bass and viola da gamba performer and pedagogue Phillip W. Serna is the guest for this week’s episode of Contrabass Conversations. There is also a track from Eastman School of Music student and double bassist Scott Worthington titled ‘Disrepresentation’, plus some general bass news and music from Phillip himself.

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