Today’s show features Brandon McLean, who just won the associate principal bass position for the Pittsburgh Symphony. Brandon has most recently served as principal bass of the Colorado Symphony, and prior to that he held positions in the Vancouver Symphony and the Florida Orchestra. Originally from Seattle, Brandon did his undergrad at the University of… Continue reading 221: Brandon McLean on audition strategies
Author: Jason
An active double bass performer and teacher, Jason teaches double bass at DePaul University and served on the Board of Directors of the International Society of Bassists for many years. Jason is the current President of the Illinois chapter of the American String Teachers Association.
Jason has been a member of the Elgin Symphony since 2000 and has played with the Midsummer’s Music Festival in Door County for the past decade. He is a past member of the Milwaukee Ballet and IRIS Orchestra, and has performed with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Grant Park Symphony, and numerous other professional ensembles.
220: Gabe Katz on switching from music performance to education
It is my pleasure to present this interview with Gabe Katz. Gabe and I have had so many commonalities in our career trajectory, and we have both ended up finding a really satisfying musical niche in the world of secondary school orchestral conducting. Now, by the time you’re listening to this, I will have moved… Continue reading 220: Gabe Katz on switching from music performance to education
219: Gjorgji Cincievski on arranging, multi-meter, and life in paradise
Today we’re chatting with Gjorgji Cincievski, who is the principal bass of the Malta Philharmonic and has been putting out some very cool arrangements for Hoffmeister, including an arrangement of Bach’s Goldberg Variations for violin, viola, and double bass. You’ll be hearing excerpts from this piece on Gjorgji’s new recording throughout the episode, and we have a… Continue reading 219: Gjorgji Cincievski on arranging, multi-meter, and life in paradise
218: Arnold Schnitzer on dirty jobs, ergonomic basses, and maker competitions
Today we feature double bass luthier Arnold Schnitzer. Arnold has had an interesting career path, from gigging around the East Coast as a youth to entering the corporate world and finally finding his way to the word of instrument repair. We talk about a wide range of topics, including information versus knowledge, wisdom, and street… Continue reading 218: Arnold Schnitzer on dirty jobs, ergonomic basses, and maker competitions
217: Jerry Fuller on early music, creativity, and business world lessons
Today’s episode features double bassist Jerry Fuller. I’ve known Jerry for well over a decade at this point and have found him to be such an interesting person. Jerry is best known in the music world for his work in period performance—in fact, he won an award for historically informed performance from the International Society of Bassists… Continue reading 217: Jerry Fuller on early music, creativity, and business world lessons