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CBC 94: music from Matthew Weiner

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Today we’re featuring some tracks by Matt Weiner on double bass and Del Ray on ukulele from their album At The Ukeshack #1. We’ll first hear Pixie Trance, followed by Brazilian Tune, and wrap up the show today with Doin’ The Frog. Check them out online at myspace.com/matthewweiner, and stay tuned next week for some listner feedback and more content from Contrabass Conversations.

Musical Guest: Matthew Weiner

visit him online at www.myspace.com/matthewweiner

Music Performed (order album here):

Pixie Trance
Brazilian Tune
Doin’ The Frog

CBC 93: DaXun Zhang interview part 2

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We’re concluding our interview with double bass soloist and University of Texas-Austin bass professorDaXun Zhang today, as well as featuring more tracks from this stellar musician. Check out episode 92 for the first part of this interview.

Along with the conclusion of our interview, we’ll be featuring DaXun performing a very cool Chinese piece for bass called Sun SHines on Taxkorgan. It’s available on his self-titled solo album, which you can learn more about at his website. DaXun is also professor of double bass at the University of Texas-Austin, so check out their website if you’d like to learn more about studying with him, and be sure to visit daxunzhang.com for more about this great artist. Enjoy!

CBC 92: DaXun Zhang interview part 1

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We’re featuring an interview with and music from double bass soloist DaXun Zhang this week on Contrabass Conversations. The winner of numerous prestigious solo competitions, DaXun is a true virtuoso, capable of a level of musical expression and technical dexterity rarely seen on the instrument.

In this first segment of our interview (which we will conclude next week), we discuss DaXun’s early years on the instrument, his studies at the Central Conservatory in Beijing, and his relocation to the Interlochen Arts Academy in high school. We intersperse musical selections from DaXun’s recent self-titled solo album into the interview in the following order:

Invention No. 6 by J.S. Bach
Invention No. 11 by J.S. Bach
Capriccio di Bravura by Giovanni Bottesini

Learn more about DaXun on his website at daxunzhang.com. Enjoy!

CBC 91: Barry Lieberman interview part 2

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We’re concluding our interview with double bassist Barry Lieberman. The former Assistant Principal Bass of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Principal Bass of the Winnipeg Symphony, Barry now serves as co-director of The American String Project, an innovative string ensemble which features arrangements of string quartets for small string ensemble with double bass.

On today’s episode, Barry (pictured here with his John Lott double bass) discusses the arranging process that he goes through for the American String Project, his recording of the Vivaldi Cello Sonatas, and his beautiful Maggini bass.

About Barry:

Barry Lieberman is now in his sixteenth year as double bass faculty at the University of Washington. He began his career at age 21 as principal bass of the Winnipeg Symphony. In 1976 Zubin Mehta appointed him associate principal bass of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, a post he held for sixteen years.

Lieberman has been a regular performer with Chamber Music Northwest, Music From Angel Fire, the International Festival in Seattle, Bravo Colorado, Bargemusic, the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, and Mostly Mozart, and served as Principal Bass of the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder, Colorado. Most recently Lieberman performed with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, both in New York City and on tour in Europe. He has also performed with and toured the Far East, Europe, and the U.S. with the Mostly Mozart chamber orchestra.

CBC 90: Barry Lieberman interview part 1

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This week, we’re featuring an interview with double bassist Barry Lieberman. The former Assistant Principal Bass of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Principal Bass of the Winnipeg Symphony, Barry now serves as co-director of The American String Project, an innovative string ensemble which features arrangements of string quartets for small string ensemble with double bass.

On today’s episode, Barry discusses his early years on the instrument, his time spent as principal bass of the Winnipeg Symphony and assistant principal bass of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the formation of The American String Project.

About Barry:

Barry Lieberman is now in his fifteenth year as double bass faculty at the University of Washington. He began his career at age 21 as principal bass of the Winnipeg Symphony. In 1976 Zubin Mehta appointed him associate principal bass of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, a post he held for sixteen years.