Those who know me and/or have read my blogs before know that I am an orchestral player, to my core I’d say. I love interpreting orchestral parts combined with the directions of a maestro and blending my playing with my fellow orchestra musicians. I have been doing this for almost 40 years now, 30 years… Continue reading I’m just an orchestral bass player …
Category: Classical Music
Where do we put the bass…???
In my last blog I had my little rant as a full time player in an orchestra about having to deal with being seated on a side where you are normally not seated which then feels like it’s the ‘wrong’ side. But what about when you play chamber music?? 🤷🏼♀️ At the moment of writing… Continue reading Where do we put the bass…???
On the ‘wrong’ side??
Over the centuries a standard was created concerning the set up of a philharmonic orchestra, specially the string sections. From left to right = from high to low. At the orchestras around the world where this is not the case they still have a regular set up and everyone is used to that. Enough space… Continue reading On the ‘wrong’ side??
Roxane Steffen 