I will be moving to San Francisco this June! Major life changes taking place for the Heath household. I put together this podcast episode that explains the move–check it out!
Category: Special Features
164: The Karr-Koussevitzky Double Bass
This week’s episode contains a recital I did about ten years ago on the Karr-Koussevitzky double bass. I was thrilled to have this opportunity and thought a lot about what sort of repertoire would be best suited for a recital like this. I eventually settled on a traditional program that I thought tapped into some aspect… Continue reading 164: The Karr-Koussevitzky Double Bass
CBC 157: Koussevitzky recordings
This week on Contrabass Conversations, we’re bringing you rare footage of Serge Koussevitzky performing a few selections. Enjoy this trip back in double bass history, brought to you by double bassist John Grillo. Previous Contrabass Conversations episodes featuring John Grillo include: Ed Barker interview The State of the Orchestra Differences in Opera and Orchestra Playing… Continue reading CBC 157: Koussevitzky recordings
CBC 155: Frederick Zimmermann practice tapes
We’re featuring practice tapes from the hugely influential double bass performer and pedagogue Frederick Zimmermann on this week’s Contrabass Conversations episode. Co-host John Grillo unearthed and transferred these tapes of Zimmermann practicing, and he and I briefly chat about how these tapes helped to shape John’s concept of sound on the double bass. Enjoy! About… Continue reading CBC 155: Frederick Zimmermann practice tapes
CBC 152: PsychoBass
Tim Shaffer, one of my colleagues in the Elgin Symphony, put together this quite entertaining video spoof of the shower scene from Hitchcock’s Psycho. Check it out! Click to Watch