The double bass is a standard member of the orchestra's string section, as well as the concert band, and is featured in concertos, solo and chamber music in Western classical music. The bass is used ...

Wilfred Middlebrooks, the double bassist whose elegant ... During a two-year stint in the military, Middlebrooks played bass and tuba in an Army band. After the service he settled in Los Angeles ...

double bass. I did play the flute for two years in elementary school band. It wasn't a good time. Huffing and puffing into a metal tube isn't for everyone. Plus, every band needs a bass player.

He was involved in choruses in school and learned several instruments, including trumpet and tuba, but was drawn to double bass. “A lot of factors drew me and after playing in jazz bands and ...

A new band rocks Murrells Inlet, the Myrtle Beach-area's bike rally revs up, craft beer week arrives and there's a kayaking ...

how he approached his drum solo on the David Letterman show last year (and what he thinks of solos in general), his friendship with Neil Peart (whose band, Rush, he doesn't listen to), double bass ...

Gossip Wolf readers may already know Chicago steel-guitar maestro Tom McGettrick from leading instrumental band Mar Caribe ... (Chicago Cellar Boys) on double bass and Alison Hinderliter (the ...

Our bass students study in depth the art of solo, orchestral and chamber music double bass performance. During their time at the College of Music, students focus on rich, resonant and lyrical tone ...

Here’s how it works. The thunderous, chest-battering sound of double bass drums has been part of the drumming vocabulary ever since big band legend Louie Bellson popularised the addition of a second ...

We’re excited to welcome Associate Professor of Double Bass Susan Cahill as the newest addition to the esteemed faculty of the College of Music. This fall, Cahill—who has an active teaching career, ...