Rex Surany is the new Principal bass of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. He is also working as an assistant teacher in cooperation with Harold Robinson, the Principal Bass of the Philadelphia Orchestra, at the Juilliard School. His musical education began with piano lessons when he was 7 years old. After two years… Continue reading 564: Rex Surany
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563: Instrument Rentals with Gareth Montanarello
I had a great time chatting with Gareth Montanarello, who recently released a cool new service at orchestralrentals.com. Orchestral Rentals is a community that makes it easy for musicians to rent high-quality, professional-level instruments anywhere in the world. You can create an account for free and can look for an instrument or list your own… Continue reading 563: Instrument Rentals with Gareth Montanarello
562: Women in bass with Megan McDevitt
Today’s episode is a rebroadcast of a conversation with Megan McDevitt about bass, gender, and women in the bass world, plus a live recording of her Bass and Gender talk from ISB 2017. Megan McDevitt has been covering a topic that is of critical importance: The Bass and Gender. She presented a session on it at the 2017 International… Continue reading 562: Women in bass with Megan McDevitt
561: College Audition Prep
This episode is a rebroadcast of one of those astoundingly complex projects that I love digging into! We’re featuring questions from double bass student Baylee Brown (still a high school student at the time of this recording and now a student at Boston University), which are answered by 27 noted double bass faculty members. … Continue reading 561: College Audition Prep
560: Mock Auditions at the San Francisco Academy
I recently had the opportunity to attend a mock audition for the San Francisco Academy Orchestra. This program, led by conductor and bassist Andrei Gorbatenko, offers a one-year artist diploma and features an academy orchestra, weekly lessons, monthly auditions, and more. In addition to chatting with audition coordinator Joy Fellows about audition techniques, we… Continue reading 560: Mock Auditions at the San Francisco Academy