This show features an interview with double bassist Phillip W. Serna.  Phillip is an active double bass and viola da gamba performer, clinician, and pedagogue in the Chicago metropolitan area.  In this episode of Contrabass Conversations, Phillip discusses his early years studying the bass, his training in Houston, TX, San Francisco, CA, and Chicago, IL, and general student advice.  Visit him online at http://www.phillipwserna.com/ News & Notes: One of my crazy gig stories was excerpted for an article in Double Bassist magazine. Music played: Music from Phillip Serna   Scott Worthington - Disrepresentation http://members.cox.net/stwbass stwbass@cox.net