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
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633: Nick Scales on West Texas life
Nick Scales and I have known each other for years, and it was great to finally get a chance to sit down and do an interview. Nicholas has been on the faculty of West Texas A&M University since 2005 and is a frequent guest artist and presenter at various conferences. We cover some very fun… Continue reading 633: Nick Scales on West Texas life
CBC 81: Students Speak Out
We’re changing up the podcast format for today’s show and featuring a group of present and former members of the Midwest Young Artists program located on the North Shore of Lake Michigan in metro Chicago. As an educator, I find it very interesting to hear the perspective of younger bassists–what they enjoy about performing, if… Continue reading CBC 81: Students Speak Out
CBC 47: Peter Tambroni interview 2 and Henry Chen music
This week’s Contrabass Conversations Episode features the second part of our interview with double bassist, music educator, and author Peter Tambroni. Last time we heard from Peter (on episode 32), we talked about his early years on the bass, classroom and school orchestra teaching techniques, studying bass during his bachelors and masters degrees, teaching approaches,… Continue reading CBC 47: Peter Tambroni interview 2 and Henry Chen music