Christian Gray joined the double bass section of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra at the start of their 2017-2018 Season. Prior to his appointment, he performed frequently with numerous other ensembles, including the National Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, and San Antonio Symphony. We talk about what life in an opera orchestra is like,… Continue reading 818: Christian Gray on opera bass life
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817: Ben Hanlon on Stravinsky in duo form
Ben Hanlon is a bassist in the Melbourne Symphony and is also an active jazz bassist. He and James Sherlock have recently released a new duo album titled Stravinsky, and his trio Ball Hanlon Schulz has also released a new album titled Land Of If. We talk about these new projects, life in Melbourne during… Continue reading 817: Ben Hanlon on Stravinsky in duo form
816: Noah Reitman on his path to the Vancouver Symphony
Noah Reitman has been assistant principal bass of the Vancouver Symphony since 2015 and is also currently the president of the Vancouver Musicians’ Association. He also coaches bass and chamber music at Idyllwild Arts in California in the summers. He is also on the faculty at the VSO School of Music where he teaches bass… Continue reading 816: Noah Reitman on his path to the Vancouver Symphony
815: Bram De Man on his luthier journey
Bram De Man is a double bass luthier in Brussels, Belgium. After first studying as a bass player, at the age of 18, he was admitted to the Ghent Conservatory to study musical instrument making, graduating with a first-class distinction and receiving an honorary bequest for his research into D-violones and the early double bass. … Continue reading 815: Bram De Man on his luthier journey
814: Travis Harrison on the Canadian School of Double Bass
Travis Harrison is a freelance bassist in Toronto and a former member of the Winnipeg Symphony. As a former student of Joel Quarrington, Travis worked with Joel for many years to develop and refine the Canadian School of Double Bass, which has has been recently updated and released in a new edition for both fourths… Continue reading 814: Travis Harrison on the Canadian School of Double Bass