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        & Historical Keyboards
      • Piano
      • Strings, Harp & Guitar
      • Voice, Opera & Vocal Coaching
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Daily Archives: December 8, 2015

Eastman School of Music Students Get Their Hands on Legendary Instrument

News RoomBy Jessica KaufmanDecember 8, 2015

The “most famous double bass in the world” is temporarily in residence at the Eastman School of Music, giving students the chance for first-hand experience on an instrument of extraordinary history.  Thanks to the International Society of Bassists (ISB), Professor James VanDemark and his students have been enjoying exclusive use of the 200-year-old Karr-Koussevitzky Bass.…

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