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Timing

Saturday, January 3rd, 2015

A really elemental post. I am going to double-check the timing of the pieces we’ll be playing at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Bass Fest next weekend.

We have 45 minutes to play (2:00 pm to 2:45 pm), and we will also play something on the end-of-day concert. When you get down to it, we have four pieces set up for this performance:

  • Livre (by ‘cellist Joan Jeanrenaud, arrangement for four basses by Jacque Harper): 4’ 30″
  • Dream Time (by Tony Osborne): 5′ 15″
  • Double Bass Quartet 1987 (by David Anderson), five movements: 2′ 30″, 3′ 04″, 2′ 58″, 3′ 28″, 7′ 05″
  • Quartet (by Joseph Lauber), two of four movements: 3′ 39″, 1′ 44″

Some of these times are “calculated,” that is, by me playing them through with a metronome. Others are from “experience” of previous times we have played them.

That is a total time of 34′ 13″. If we allow about three minutes between each piece for some talking, tuning and page aligning–which is generous, we come out with about 46 minutes. Perhaps instead of doing the two movements of the Lauber during the 2:00 pm slot, we’ll save them for the end-of-day concert. That leaves us maybe a tad under what would be perfect for the afternoon, but not badly.

If the guys feel we can stretch, and include some of the other movements of the Lauber, this could be recalculated.

 

January 10, 2015, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater

Tuesday, December 30th, 2014

Bass Festival

University of Wisconsin, Whitewater

Returning again to the stage where we debuted as the Four Js so many years ago!

January 10, 2015, 2:00 to 2:45 pm, at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI. Visit the link above to register for the festival.

Performers:

  • Josh Harrison
  • Doug Johnson
  • Julian Romane
  • Jacque Harper

“Positions” i.e., Bass I, Bass II etc. are rotated on each piece according to whim and interest.

Program:

  • Joseph Lauber (1864-1952): movements one and two from 1942 quartet
    • Andante espressivo
    • Allegretto scherzando
  • Joan Jeanrenaud (b. 1956), arr Harper: Livre
  • David Anderson (b. 1962): Quartet 1987
    • Wedding Music I
    • Rondo/Dance
    • Recitative
    • Wedding Music II
    • Finale

At the end-of-day “faculty performance,” we’ll play Tony Osborne’s (b. 1947) Dream Time.

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updated 7 January with program order and time.

updated 8-9 January with composer’s dates, movement titles.

Chicago Bass Festival: February 2, 2014

Wednesday, December 25th, 2013

UPDATE: Sadly we will not be performing at the Chicago Bass Festival this year. More about why in a future post.

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We are on the schedule for the Chicago Bass Festival!

As always, more details as they become available.

This year, we’ll put on Frank Proto’s Quartet.

I’m also looking at performing a quartet by Salvatore Macchia, a former teacher of mine with whom I’ve just gotten back in touch.

  • Jacque Harper
  • Anton Hatwich
  • Eric Snoza

January 11, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Bass Festival

Thursday, October 24th, 2013

We’ll perform on the program at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Bass Festival on January 11, 2014.

More details to come! Don’t hesitate to sign up for our mailing list in order to get updates delivered.

We’ll perform Tony Osborne’s Harrison’s Clocks, which I’ve been wanting to get to for about a year now. In addition, we’ll perform

  • Danny’s Bass Camp, an arrangement by Patrick Neher of a familiar melody
  • Quand mon mari, one of Orlando Di Lassus’ Chansons arranged by Michael Cameron, and
  • Dance No. 2 by Teppo Hauta-Aho

Performers this time ’round:

Quite a few years ago, we played at this festival when Jason Heath was running it. This is close to the same personnel as played then, and we were four Js then as well!