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417: The English Double Bass Book

This special episode is brought to you by The English Double Bass Book!  We speak with former podcast guests Thomas Martin and George Martin along with Martin Lawrence about this exciting new offering.  Be sure to visit www.theenglishdoublebass.com to reserve your patron copy now!

The English Double Bass examines the great English double bass makers of the 18th and 19th Century, illustrating in fine detail the incredible work they produced. It also explores the fascinating story of how the double bass came to England, its development guided by the great Venetian virtuoso Domenico Dragonetti, and the rise and fall of the English double bass makers.

  • The definitive work on the English double bass
  • An exquisite leather-bound book spanning over 400 pages with more than 500 beautiful colour photographs
  • More than 70 instruments from England’s best-known double bass makers

Published in Spring 2018.

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416: Milton Masciadri on being a UNESCO Artist for Peace

I’ve been looking forward to chatting with Milton Masciadri for quite some time!

Milton is Distinguished University Professor of the University of Georgia and is a UNESCO Artist for Peace.  He has been highly involved in the international double bass community for over 30 years.

More About Milton:

Milton Masciadri is a third generation of double bass player. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, he began his studies with his father and by age 17 was Co-principal Bassist with the Porto Alegre Symphony in Brazil. At 19, he was already on the faculty at Brazil’s Federal University. He completed his Master’s and Doctorate Degrees with work under Gary Karr, Julius Levine and Lawrence Wolfe.Continue Reading …

415: Alexandra Scott on Simon Rattle, German bow, and preparation

I’m thrilled to be chatting today with Alexandra Scott!  Alexandra plays bass in the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and teaches at the Hochschule für Musik in Karlsruhe, and she was a headliner for the 2017 International Society of Bassists Convention.

More About Alexandra:

Born in Somerset, England, Alexandra Scott began her studies at the Yehudi Menuhin School in London. Later, whilst studying at the Royal Academy of Music, she became a member of the European Union Youth Orchestra, the Mahler Youth Orchestra and the UBS Verbier Festival Orchestra. She completed her bachelor of music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with “First-Class Honours” under Rinat Ibragimov.Continue Reading …

414: Scott Lang wants one million new music students… each year!

It was great to chat with Scott Lang for the podcast!  Scott is a music education leadership specialist and public speaker with an inspiring mission: enroll one million new music students in our schools each year.

Scott has made the lives of music educators worldwide significantly easier with his Be Part of the Music initiative.  We talk about this, his wonderful book Seriously?!, how to get students and parents involved in leadership roles, and much more!

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