769: Hal Robinson, Ranaan Meyer, and Eric Larson on Wabass

The 14th annual FULL SCHOLARSHIP Wabass Institute as part of Honeywell Arts Academy auditions are open now through Feb 15. Wabass is taking place in Wabash, Indiana June 24-29. In this episode, we sit down with faculty members Eric Larson, Hal Robinson, and Ranaan Meyer to learn about this uniquely inspiring program and what it’s… Continue reading 769: Hal Robinson, Ranaan Meyer, and Eric Larson on Wabass

768: Aaron Olguin on orchestral playing

Aaron Olguin serves as principal bass for Norway’s Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, and he has appeared several times on the podcast in recent years. We connected for today’s episode to discuss bass section playing and the challenges of not falling behind the beat for a recent video, but we cover a lot of other ground and… Continue reading 768: Aaron Olguin on orchestral playing

767: John Van Lierop on orchestral playing

John Van Lierop serves as principal bass for Sinfonia Rotterdam and is a frequent guest principal bass in many European orchestras.  We connected to talk about the challenges of leading a bass section for a recent video, but we covered many other topics like John’s path through the music world, the effect of strings upon… Continue reading 767: John Van Lierop on orchestral playing

766: Thomas Fiorini on orchestral playing

Thomas Fiorini is a member of the bass section of the Brussels Philharmonic and is an active performer in many genres.Equally at home on the bass guitar, he has performed with acts such as Rob Thomas, Gap Mangione, Bjork, Dave Samuels, Gregg Allman and top Belgian singers like Sarah Bettens, Stan Van Samang, Natalia, Niels… Continue reading 766: Thomas Fiorini on orchestral playing

764: Brent Edmondson on composing for Netflix

Brent Edmondson has made one of the most remarkable pandemic pivots of any musician I know.  After spending the last several years subbing regularly with the Philadelphia Orchestra and performing with many other ensembles, Brent found himself, like so many other musicians, with a blank calendar in front of him. Brent saw the writing on… Continue reading 764: Brent Edmondson on composing for Netflix