Programs

“DOBBS “ has captivated audiences all around the world with his
“ONE MAN SHOW.” “DOBBS” is Richard Hartshorne,
internationally- known double bass virtuoso, storyteller, and
composer.

This intimate performance with an artist allows the audience to
make contact with a creative human being. He begins with one of
J.S. Bach’s Six Suites a Violoncello Solo. This music is intimate
and approachable, with its own story. The pace of the Suite
allows the listener; adults, children, prison inmates time to
reflect, enjoy the magnificent power and resonance of the double
bass, and to appreciate the sheer virtuosity required to play the
Suite as written for the much smaller and differently tuned
'cello. In a lifetime of practice Dobbs has overcome the
immense difficulty of performing the Suites on the double bass,
yielding an acoustical experience that rivals the musical
excellence of the pieces as heard in performance on the 'cello by
Casals. The story telling recalls evenings around a campfire or on
a grandparents’ knee. It is an archetypal medium, out of reach of
TV, video, recording, even books read aloud. Dobbs’s voice and
presence creates a new world, accompanied by the surprising
beauty of the double bass. We discover tales from his life and
travels mixed with his astounding imagination, and are alternately
touched and compelled to laugh out loud. It can be hard to
conjure without having heard him, and hard to explain; but,
among those who know his work, Dobbs has a kind of cult
status.

In addition, Dobbs shares with his audience his experiences
playing in prisons, refugee camps in Palestine, orphanages in
Afghanistan, and his life playing for under-served audiences
wherever he finds them.

International
Concerts:
Palestine
Afghanistan