Pawel Knapik is a bassist and composer originally from Poland and currently living and working in New York City. He has been a longtime champion of Polish composers, and he recently performed the American premiere of Tadeusz Kassern’s Double Bass Concerto. Pawel is also an accomplished composer, and how he has written many pieces for… Continue reading 643: Pawel Knapik on Polish bass music
Tag: New Music
634: Dan Styffe on exploring new musical territories
Dan Styffe is constantly pushing new boundaries and exploring new territory on the double bass. He has been extremely active on a number of fronts since our last podcast with him back in 2017. We caught up with Dan at the 2019 International Society of Bassists Convention to chat about some of his many recent… Continue reading 634: Dan Styffe on exploring new musical territories
623: Valentina Ciardelli on making your own path
Valentina Ciardelli is one of my favorite young bass artists, and she and I share a passion for the music of Frank Zappa. Valentina is launching her first CD, titled Zappa, Puccini, Tabakov, Ciardelli: Music from the Sphinx, on September 20th, 2019. We talk about a wide array of topics, ranging from her recent arrangements… Continue reading 623: Valentina Ciardelli on making your own path
621: Erica Bramham on her double bass journey
Erica Bramham is a critically acclaimed vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer from Melbourne, Australia. She has recently taken up the bass and has been studying with Anita Hustas. For her, playing the bass has been a uniquely challenging experience, and one that she has become deeply passionate about. Erica has developed several interesting projects in… Continue reading 621: Erica Bramham on her double bass journey
618: Departure Duo on 30 hours of new music
Departure Duo is an innovative collaboration between soprano Nina Guo and double bassist Edward Kass. Eddie and Nina have dedicated themselves to performing, commissioning, and researching music for soprano and double bass, and the results have been fascinating. We talk about their 30 by ’30 project (30 hours of soprano+bass music by 2030), how they… Continue reading 618: Departure Duo on 30 hours of new music