1140: Isaac Trapkus on Rosin, Hidden Manuscripts, and Open-Source Music Tools

Isaac Trapkus is a bassist with the New York Philharmonic, rosin maker, and developer of Monkey Wrench DB—a tool that syncs sheet music PDFs with YouTube performances. He’s also the creator of a free urtext-style edition of the Koussevitzky Double Bass Concerto, based on a previously unknown personal score copy he discovered at the Library… Continue reading 1140: Isaac Trapkus on Rosin, Hidden Manuscripts, and Open-Source Music Tools

802: Isaac Trapkus on IMSLP and his path

Isaac Trapkus joined the New York Philharmonic in November 2016. Before joining the Philharmonic he was a member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and, before that, principal double bass of the New Haven Symphony while he was studying with Leigh Mesh, associate principal bass of The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.  Isaac also volunteers as a designer… Continue reading 802: Isaac Trapkus on IMSLP and his path