Eccles: Fantasia for unaccompanied double bass (edited by Lucas Drew)
Eccles: Fantasia for unaccompanied double bass (edited by Lucas Drew)
About the Composition
A three-movement unaccompanied work- the opening movement (Preludio) being a good concert-etude for practicing the basics of thumb position.
About the Editor
Lucas Drew, after a distinguished career of more than 40 years of teaching and performing is now Professor Emeritus at the University of Miami Frost School of Music and Principal Double Bass Emeritus of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. Also, he is Founder/Artistic Director Emeritus of the Highlands - Cashiers (NC) Chamber Music Festival (1982-1999).
Dr. Drew studied double bass with Allen Warner, Dmitri Shmuklovsky, and Edward Krolick and later, coached with Frederick Zimmermann. He is a graduate of the University of Miami, University of Illinois, and Florida State University. Many of his former students are active in the music profession.