Dave Turner - Theatre Bassist's video: West Side Story Leonard Bernstein: Only You Tonight 6 of 19 - DOUBLE BASS

In this video I play along with the San Francisco Symphony's (conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, with Scott Pingel, Principal Double Bass) production of "West Side Story: Live in Concert" recorded live at The Davies Symphony Hall in 2014. A NOTE TO THE VIEWER: This is a tough video series to produce. I'm playing along with a recording of a live orchestra. There is no video feed to see the conductor (Michael Tilson Thomas), so there are times when I'm slightly "late" on an entrance because there is no visual queue for me and/or I'm waiting on a spoken or sung line to proceed so that my part can continue. Also, I do not have a perfect way to monitor my own playing to check for pitch accuracy. I've settled on wearing headphones on just one ear in an effort to hear my instrument as well as the track, but sometimes due to the stereo mix present in the recording it becomes even more difficult to hear the bass section that I'm playing along. The result of these challenges is that sometimes my pitch is not 100% on. I hope the viewer will consider these points before leaving any negative feedback. Thank you. EQUIPMENT USED =============== 2016 Chinese "A. Arnoni" A3100 laminate double bass Pirastro "Evah Pirazzi" weich strings iPhone 11 iMovie West Side Story - Credits ==================== San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor Based on a Conception of Jerome Robbins Book by Arthur Laurents Music by Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Original Production Directed and Choreographed by Jerome Robbins Alexandra Silber, Maria Cheyenne Jackson, Tony Jessica Vosk, Anita Kevin Vortmann, Riff Julia Bullock, A Girl San Francisco Symphony Chorus Ragnar Bohlin, director