Strings Cup for Alex
The past few months have been busy and successful for 16 year old Alex, a specialist double bassist at Wells, who is... Read More
Bass Honours
David Heyes is very pleased to have become a D’Addario Performing Artist, one of only 61 classical double bassists to receive the... Read More
Wells Composers in International Debussy Tribute
2018 marks the centenary of the death of the French composer Claude Debussy (1862-1918) and David Heyes recently launched an international project... Read More
Royal College of Music International Double Bass Festival
David Heyes was a special guest at the Royal College of Music’s International Double Bass Festival in London on Sunday 5th November.... Read More
Somerset Bass Weekend Success
The Somerset Bass Weekend, directed by David Heyes, was held in Templecombe and Wells in October. A series of one-day workshops and... Read More
No Man’s Land
No Man’s Land was recently released by Prima Facie Records and features a Composer Portrait of David Heyes. Alex, a current Wells... Read More
Basso Bravura!
The elegant setting of Cedars Drawing Room was the venue for the first double bass concert of this academic year. Five senior... Read More
North of the Border II
David Heyes was a guest of Big Noise Raploch and the Scottish Bass Trust from 28th September to 1st October, directing workshops... Read More
Czech Celebrations and Memories
The double bass department at Wells has given several hundred world and UK premieres over the last 21 years. Directed by David... Read More
Four Basses and a Soprano!
Three bassists from Wells joined David Heyes and his wife, soprano Sarah Poole, for a charity concert in Templecombe in early September.... Read More