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The past few weeks have been the most varied I think I've ever had as far as performances go, and it will keep up for a while yet..

In addition to the Stick Camp gigs, where I played my usual tunes and improvs, a couple of weeks ago I played duo with a violinist at his recital, Peter Gabriel tunes. Then last weekend it was covers galore at a benefit for a local food bank. Last Thursday found me as the bassist in a large ensemble of string quartet and three winds playing a new composition by Matthew Burtner inspired by a calving glacier, the sound of which accompanied us, Yesterday I was the bass, rhythm and lead component of a band backing up a vocalist (drums percussion, voice and yt). And next week I'll be performing with the University's New Music Ensemble, including a piano and Stick duo by one of the student composers.

It's been stretching me out in many different directions... I have to read a lot, which has been good training for me, and quite revealing about my weaknesses in this area. Several of the scenarios allow me to focus on just one part at a time, which is a wonderful contrast to my usual role of "covering all the bases".

Without exception, listeners are always telling me how great the instrument sounds — something I take for granted — with different aspects of the sound emphasized in each new setting. With the large ensemble, for instance, The bass was really present without being loud. I believe this was the result of it's completely different character: simpler overtones, long sustain, and subtle "extension" of the sound through vibrato and "fret-scraping" of the strings, plucking the strings to create tremolo effects, etc...

What a great and varied instrument we hold...

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Great report Greg, inspirational work with STICK . :D

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Well done. And who better than you sir, to be out there on the leading edge of this great instrument's contribution to modern music. I mean playing accompaniment to the sound of calving glaciers........ What's next? Jamming along with the mating calls of Orcas in the wild?


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greg wrote:
Last Thursday found me as the bassist in a large ensemble of string quartet and three winds playing a new composition by Matthew Burtner inspired by a calving glacier,

My kind of people. Sounds like a blast, Greg.

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