Even though the double bass has a strong role to play in jazz groups, as an anchor and as a vehicle for virtuoso solos, it holds the low ground in an orchestra, rarely getting a chance to shine.
The John Field Room is not kind to performers, robbing the music of some of its bloom. The addition of a double bass to the Vanbrugh Quartet goes some way towards alleviating the dryness of the ...
The Alejandro Brittes Quartet will join with a WSO string quartet to present Chamamé, which mixes Argentinian and Brazilian folk rhythms with classical music. In an email interview, Brittes talked ...