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Today’s episode features Ted Botsford. Ted is currently a bassist in the Seattle Symphony and just won a position in the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Ted played in the Oregon Symphony prior to joining the Seattle Symphony.
Ted studied with George Vance while growing up in the Washington, D.C. area and continued his studies with Paul Ellison in college.
I had the chance to sit down with John Beder and Katie DeRoche to chat about their new documentary Composed, which tackles the topic of performance anxiety.
John and Katie are on a tour screening the movie in various cities. Check out their tour dates, and if it’s not playing near you then contact them to see if you can help arrange a screening!
Here’s the trailer for the film:
…and here’s the video from the first part of our conversation:
Check out this film, and visit their website to learn how you can help!
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I had a wonderful time chatting with Detroit Symphony principal bassist Kevin Brown. Kevin studied with Peter Lloyd, Paul Ellison, and David Allen Moore prior to his appointment with the Detroit Symphony and also won the 2009 International Society of Bassists Orchestral Competition.
We also talk about playing incidental solos and how much it resembles playing an audition for Kevin, and we feature excerpts of Kevin playing Bach as well as an excerpt of the Vanhal Concerto with the Detroit Symphony.
Kevin’s a great person and was a lot of fun to chat with!
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This episode is brought to you by D’Addario Strings! Check out their Helicore strings, which are are designed, engineered, and crafted at the D’Addario string factory in New York and come in orchestral, hybrid, pizzicato, and solo string sets.
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Hosting for Contrabass Conversations is provided by Bass Capos. Bass Capos are an excellent choice for any bass player using or looking to implement a double bass extension. Easy to install and adjust, cheaper and more reliable than hand-built latches, also lighter and quicker in operation.
I love talking with audiiton winners.
Learning about how they designed and implemented a long-term plan is fascinating. What went right? What went wrong? How did they adjust course? What did they do to get through the low points? When did things start to click?
Caleb is the most recent addition to the bass section of the Kansas City Symphony. He studied at New England Conservatory and Rice University prior to winning the Kansas City job.
It was such fun connecting with Caleb and talking auditioning with him!
He and I had actually met years ago at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago when his high school orchestra performed there. Caleb was principal bassist of his orchestra and had a solo in a piece, and I went up to the stage and congratulated him after the performance. Small world!
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Chris Hanulik hit the ground running career-wise, landing a position in the Los Angeles Philharmonic after graduating from Juilliard.
“Leaving New York to had out to Southern California… what was that transition like?” I asked.
“I did not have too much trouble adjusting!” Chris said jovially.
It was a blast to get to sit down with Chris in person for this interview. I totally love talking in person and do so whenever possible, so it was super-cool to get together with Chris a few weeks back in LA!
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This episode is brought to you by D’Addario Strings! Check out their Zyex strings, which are synthetic core strings that produce an extremely warm, rich sound. Get the sound and feel of gut strings with more evenness, projection and stability than real gut.
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Hosting for Contrabass Conversations is provided by Bass Capos. Bass Capos are an excellent choice for any bass player using or looking to implement a double bass extension. Easy to install and adjust, cheaper and more reliable than hand-built latches, also lighter and quicker in operation.