Contrabass Conversations Episode 23 - Lawrence Hurst interview part 2 and music from the Bass Gang
This week’s Contrabass Conversations episode features a continuation of our interview with Indiana University double bass professor Lawrence Hurst plus some music from plus some music from the Italian bass ensemble The Bass Gang. You can check out episode 20 of the podcast for the first part of this interview with Mr. Hurst, and detailed information for both guests is available in the show notes below. Enjoy!
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CBC 23: L. Hurst interview part 2 and music from the Bass Gang
Show Notes
Release Date: 6/3/07
Length: 33:52
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News and notes:
-This week’s interview was co-hosted by double bassist John Grillo. You have heard John on CBC episodes 6, 9, 14, and 20, plus his recital showcase back in February of this year. John was a Mr. Hurst student at
-The 2007 International Society of Bassists Convention will be taking place June 4-9 at Wanda L. Bass (fitting name) School of Music on the campus of Oklahoma City University. I imagine that many bass blog readers will be attending this event, and I’d love to hear your experiences during and after the convention. Feel free to e-mail me (jsh177@yahoo.com) any photos, stories, recordings, or any thoughts in general on your time spent at this event, and I’ll be happy to share it with bass blog readers!
-Ausberto Acavedo will be available for interviews during the convention, so if you are attending, be sure to look for him at the event. He is looking to do as many interviews as possible during the event, so please say hi to him if you see him in Oklahoma. He’ll be wearing a Contrabass Conversations t-shirt and carrying a microphone, so you can’t miss him!
His trip is being sponsored by the Northeastern Illinois University School of Music, and I’d like to thank the University for making this trip possible. Contrabass Conversations guest and Lyric Opera of Chicago bassist Greg Sarchet is the bass instructor at Northeastern, and you can here him being interviewed on episode 19 of the podcast.
I was featured in June of 2006 at Northeastern Illinois University playing a recital on Gary Karr’s former “Amati” (many refer to it as the Karr-Koussevitzky) bass. It was a real treat to get to do this recital, and I’ll include a link to my video from this recital in the show notes of this episode. Northeastern Illinois University, with the assistance of Greg Sarchet, set this recital venue up for me, and the Guarneri House of Grand Rapids, Michigan provided me with the bass, and I’m grateful to all three of them for making this event possible.
It was a ton of fun to play on this bass, but I have to say that not having the spectre of a recital on a famous bass is making for a much more relaxing June this year! Just a little blogging and podcasting…easy as pie…..
-I am currently working on Miloslav Gajdos video and audio projects; expect recital showcases soon plus videos on YouTube and on my blog; material kindly provided by Greg Sarchet.
Interview with Lawrence Hurst
Lawrence Hurst is the former principal double bass for the Dallas Symphony. He is a former faculty member of Southern Methodist and
Professor Hurst is former director of the University Division of the National Music Camp and is a summer faculty member of the Interlochen Arts Camp.
He is past chair of the American String Teachers Association National Solo Competition, and past president of the International Society of Bassists.
His former students can be found in many prestigious orchestras, including
He has chaired the Indiana University Strings Department for the past 19 years and has been on faculty at Interlochen for the past 40 years.
Music from the Bass Gang
Tracks played: B&W Cat & Brava – recorded live in Japan
website: http://www.thebassgang.org/
members: Antonio Sciancalepore, Andrea Pighi, Alberto Bocini, Amerigo Bernardi
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