Macon-Mercer Symphony Orchestra features something unusual Monday in the spotlight: the double bass. In this case, it’s played by Mercer University Concerto Competition 2024 student winner Eion Lyons.

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 ...

One of the oldest double basses in the world has a rich musical history filled with ghost stories, international fame, an airplane accident and most recently, a six-week visit to BYU. Its previous ...

Education: DMA, Double Bass Performance and Pedagogy, University of Iowa; MA, Library Science, University of Iowa; MA, Double Bass Performance, University of Iowa; BA, Music, Luther College Andrea ...

The poor double-bass, it gets no respect as a solo instrument. “I ran out of music to play so I had to make it,” the 26-year-old Marietta, Georgia, native said last week, calling from home in New York ...

Legendary double bassist and improviser Barre Phillips writes what is billed as the final chapter in his storied history of solo bass recordings on the aptly titled End To End. He recorded what is ...