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
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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
765: Michael Kurth on composition
Michael Kurth has had a remarkable career both as a member of the Atlanta Symphony bass section and as a composer.
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