Double bass player Gary Karr has traveled the world ... Italian instrument that had a gorgeous carved lady in place of the scroll on the top of the instrument. And I was flying into Indianapolis.

The double bass or simply the bass (and numerous other names) is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. It is a transposing instrument and is ...

Someone has invented a double bass which breaks down into separate, portable components. Could this put an end to musicians’ travelling woes? A team of luthiers from Parma, Italy have designed the ...

The double bass — also known as the upright bass, acoustic bass, string bass, contrabass and stand-up bass, among other terms — is loved by many for its big, beautiful shape and its low ...

Just ask Renaud Garcia-Fons. To hear Renaud Garcia-Fons is to hear the double bass anew. He moves well past standard bass rhetoric, creating a whole new language via his own personally-forged and ...

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 ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A rare double bass, crafted from spruce and pear wood in the 16th century, but with a ''subwoofer-like quality'', is the latest ...

Concertos for other instruments have increased over the years, but it is very rare to hear a concerto for double bass, the largest and deepest stringed instrument. Yet a concerto for bass is ...

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, ...

1. How and why did you choose to play your instrument? I started to learn the double bass in a social project for low income children in Brazil, where they teach violin, viola, cello and double bass.