Contrabass Conversations
life at the low end of the spectrum
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Jason chats about Chris Thelkreld’s new bass model
Click to Play Iowa City double bass luthier Chris Thelkreld-Wiegend recently brought a new bass he had completed to Chicago for folks to check out. Its a small bassmore like a 5/8 size than a 3/4 size, which is an interesting departure for Chris. I share my thoughts on this new bass in this short …
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Ranaan Meyer performs I’m Tryin’ - video episode
In preparation for this weekends CBC episode featuring the final part of our Ranaan Meyer interview, were putting out this great video of Ranaan performing Im Tryin, one of his original compositions. Ranaan is the bassist for the excellent trio Time for Three, and after watching this video, I think …
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On honeymoon in Hawaii–subscribe to get CBC 35 and 36
Courtney (our sometime guest host) and I will be in Hawaii getting married for the remainder of August. There will still be two more Contrabass Conversations episodes coming out this month, but youll have to be subscribed to the podcast to hear them! Just click here to subscribe (its free!) and ge …
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Story Time 4 - Annoying Conductors 101
Heres the latest episode of Story Time with Contrabass Conversations. These stories recount some of the funny, sad, poignant, and painful moments in the life of a freelance road warrior. Find the text version of this story here, and check out Contrabass Conversations for more weekly double bass cont …
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CBC 77: Dave Anderson interview part 2
We???re concluding our interview with the multi-talented bassist Dave Anderson on this week???s episode of Contrabass Conversations. In addition to serving as Principal Bass of the Louisiana Philharmonic, Dave is a prolific composer, active teacher, and electric bassist. He serves as Principal Bass …
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Exploring Chamber Music 4: Music of Bottesini
Welcome to Exploring Chamber Music with Chicago Symphony bassist Brad Opland and the Chicago Chamber Musicians. This Contrabass Conversations special series highlights chamber music that includes the double bass. Learn more about the Chicago Chamber Musicians by visiting their website at chicagocham …
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CBC 76: Jack Budrow interview part 2 and Peter Askim music
We???re continuing our chat (check out part on on episode 73) with Michigan State University and Interlochen Arts Academy double bass instructor Jack Budrow this week on Contrabass Conversations. In addition to helping place students in major orchestras across the globe, Jack has had a very disting …
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Eclectic Bass 2 - Dave Anderson music
Were featuring music from Louisiana Philharmonic Principal Bass Dave Anderson on this weeks Eclectic Bass episode. Learn more about Dave on his MySpace page, order Daves compositions here, and check out our interview with Dave here. Tracks played: Teen Town by Jaco Pastorius Surf Ride from Yule Lo …
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CBC 75: Dave Anderson interview
Were featuring the multi-talented bassist Dave Anderson on this weeks episode of Contrabass Conversations. In addition to serving as Principal Bass of the Louisiana Philharmonic, Dave is a prolific composer, active teacher, and electric bassist. He serves as Principal Bass of the Britt Festival Orch …
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CBC 74: Robert Meyer interview
Im pleased to be able to share this interview with Robert Meyer, one of our most experienced and interesting members of the double bass community. Robert has had a long and illustrious career on the double bass, working for over 50 years in most of the major orchestras in London (including the Lon …
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CBC 73: Jack Budrow interview
Were chatting with Michigan State University and Interlochen Arts Academy double bass instructor Jack Budrow this week on Contrabass Conversations. In addition to helping place students in major orchestras across the globe, Jack has had a very distinguished performance career as a former member of …
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Eclectic Bass Episode 1 - a new podcast offering from Contrabass Conversations
The first episode of our new all-music series Eclectic Bass is now available! Listen to it with the player above (click the play button, or click play in popup to keep browsing while you listen), download the episode (right click and choose save as), or subscribe to Contrabass Conversations to get …
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CBC 72: Barrie Kolstein interview 2
We???re wrapping up our chat with Barrie Kolstein this week on the Contrabass Conversations show. We began this interview on episode 70 of the program, and in it we discussed Barries father Samuel Kolstein and how he got into the bow making business, the progression into the bass making business, a …
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CBC 71: Bad Boyz of Bass interview
Were chatting with Volkan Orhon, David Murray, Anthony Stoops, and Paul Sharpe on this weeks episode of Contrabass Conversations. Anthony Stoops was featured recently as an interview guest on the podcast, and we also featured Volkan playing one of Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand???s basses on our intervie …
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CBC 70: Barrie Kolstein interview
This week, were featuring Barrie Kolstein on the Contrabass Conversations show. Barrie discusses his father Samuel Kolstein and how he got into the bow making business, the progression into the bass making business, and the development of the Kolstein line of products (including rosin, stings, an …
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Exploring Chamber Music 3: Brahms Serenade No. 1 in D Major
Welcome to Exploring Chamber Music with Brad Opland and the Chicago Chamber Musicians. This Contrabass Conversations special series highlights chamber music that includes the double bass. Learn more about the Chicago Chamber Musicians by visiting www.chicagochambermusic.org. We???d like to extend sp …
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CBC 69: Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand interview
Were chatting with double bass luthier and Heartland String Bass Shop owner Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand today on the Contrabass Conversations podcast. Chris formerly worked at Robertson and Sons Violins before starting his own shop, and he makes extensions and does repair work in addition to crafting h …
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Exploring Chamber Music 2: Dvorak Serenade and Schubert String Quintet
Welcome to Exploring Chamber Music with Brad Opland and the Chicago Chamber Musicians. This Contrabass Conversations special series highlights chamber music that includes the double bass. Learn more about the Chicago Chamber Musicians by visiting www.chicagochambermusic.org. Wed like to extend spe …
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CBC 68: Owen Lee interview part 3
This is an interview-only Contrabass Conversations episode concluding our chat with Cincinnati Symphony Principal Bassist Owen Lee. We chat about practicing, summer festivals, recording yourself when preparing for auditions, and much more. To hear the first two segments of this interview plus seve …
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CBC 67: Anthony Stoops interview
Were chatting with double bassist Anthony Stoops today on Contrabass Conversations. Anthony is the Artist/Teacher of Bass and String Area Chair at the University of Oklahoma School of Music. He also won first prize in the International Society of Bassists international solo competition and is the pa …
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