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Acoustic Art Studio

AASpicISG Publications / ISG Music Promotions  recording studio, Acoustic Art Studio has returned to Bellingham, Washington. We produce Premiere Recordings for Acoustic Musicians. We produce audio and video recordings that focus on jazz, classical, folk, and other acoustic productions. We respect the performance creations of acoustic artists and support their “sound.” Our studio is perfect for recording quintets to solos, audition “tapes,” demos, coachings, master classes, workshops, lectures, voice-overs, commercials, and any production where “live” acoustic and video recording is necessary. We also do remote audio and video recordings in your space, at your music or dance recital or concert, at your lecture or demonstration, for YouTube or other productions.

You have trained to be an expressive musician. We support that, and we enhance your art; letting YOU establish all performance parameters of balance, dynamics, and nuance. We do not process your group’s sound (unless YOU want it!). For musicians and other artists, we can come to you, and we can produce tele-recording projects (multiple remote locations connected).

For more information on production rates, times, schedule, publishing and marketing, etc., go to acousticartstudio.com

 

The First Double Bass Concerto!

 

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Patrick Neher has just finished writing his first concerto for double bass. Concerto #1 “Pop” for Contrabass and Orchestra is three movements, playful, energetic, and “not too long”  (12:00 minutes). It is contemporary sounding but very accessible on first hearing with catchy melodies. It is an exciting new piece for the double bass repertory!

Patrick Neher plays Concerto #1 “Pop” for Contrabass and Orchestra, with The Bellingham Technical Orchestra (3rd mvt.). Orchestrated for chamber orchestra (1,1,1,2,2; 1,1,1; tymp, perc,4,4,3,3,2) and solo contrabass, the sheet music, study score with solo part, performance score and parts can by purchased at ISG Publications.
A piano reduction is being created and will be released soon.
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We asked Patrick why, in all his years of composing compositions with double bass, he never wrote a concerto: “I think it is because there are already so many concertos for double bass that really do a good job of showing off a player’s abilities. Before now, I didn’t think I had anything to contribute to the repertory. Now, I have a lot of ideas, and this will not be the only concerto for bass that I will write – promise!”

And why is it subtitled “Pop?” “Well, the second movement is an Elegy to my father who passed away a little more than a year ago. My Pop…. and the composition is very much in a sort-of Hollywood style!”

This new concerto is recommended for adept high-school and college players, as well as for professionals who want to apply their new techniques to a soon-to-be-popular piece!

See more compositions for double bass at ISG Publications