Phillip W. Serna, Double Bass, Baryton & Violas da Gamba
@phillipwserna.com
#DoubleBass #Baryton & #ViolaDaGamba | Founder Midweſt415 | Perf. Black Tulip, ViolMedium, et al | Fac. Valparaiso University, Elgin Community College, Wisconsin Lutheran College, et al https://ffm.bio/phillipwserna
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What a wonderful week celebrating the life of composer Orlando #Gibbons (bap.1583-1625) #Gibbons400 & the passing of John #Dowland (1563-1626) #Dowland400 at the 2025 Evelyn Dunbar Memorial #EarlyMusic Festival @ #NorthwesternUniversity! Thank you to my fellow violists da gamba! #ViolaDaGamba #Viol
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Had a wonderful time on #Violone in g with the Bloomington Bach Cantata Project @ St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Bloomington, IN performing Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV100 joining #Baroque cellist Macarena Sánchez & organist Anastasia Chin! Thank you to Luke Conklin for having me!
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Had a wonderful time on #Violone in g with the Bloomington Bach Cantata Project @ St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Bloomington, IN performing Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV100 joining #Baroque cellist Macarena Sánchez & organist Anastasia Chin! Thank you to Luke Conklin for having me!
PDF Bach...
CPA Bach (the Bach who does my taxes)
CPC Bach (the Bach I never voted for in Canada)
CP Rail Bach (the Bach who gets me my goods)
CPP Bach (a proud alum!)
CPR Bach (the Bach who brings me back to life)
CPB Bach (the Bach who lets me into Canada)
CPO Bach (the Bach that sold me my car)
CPC Bach (the Bach I never voted for in Canada)
CP Rail Bach (the Bach who gets me my goods)
CPP Bach (a proud alum!)
CPR Bach (the Bach who brings me back to life)
CPB Bach (the Bach who lets me into Canada)
CPO Bach (the Bach that sold me my car)
November 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
PDF Bach...
November 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Unless you're attending a Sing-It-Yourself Messiah (or are a trained singer) the audience should NEVER EVER sing Handel's Hallelujah Chorus during a professional performance. Tone-deaf/ rhythmically-challenged audience members too often ruin it for the other audience members & performers. Period.
November 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Unless you're attending a Sing-It-Yourself Messiah (or are a trained singer) the audience should NEVER EVER sing Handel's Hallelujah Chorus during a professional performance. Tone-deaf/ rhythmically-challenged audience members too often ruin it for the other audience members & performers. Period.
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ffm.to/thomastomkin... Turning my thoughts to our own perilous times, here's Midweſt415's #Remastered release of A Sad Paven à5 for These Distracted Tymes (1649) by #ThomasTomkins (1572-1656). #EarlyMusic #HistoricalPerformance #HistoricallyInformedPerformancePractice #ViolaDaGamba #ViolConsort #Viol
September 13, 2025 at 4:18 AM
ffm.to/thomastomkin... Turning my thoughts to our own perilous times, here's Midweſt415's #Remastered release of A Sad Paven à5 for These Distracted Tymes (1649) by #ThomasTomkins (1572-1656). #EarlyMusic #HistoricalPerformance #HistoricallyInformedPerformancePractice #ViolaDaGamba #ViolConsort #Viol
Preparing for saucer seperation...
Tea. Earl Grey. Hot...
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Preparing for saucer seperation...
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NEW YORKER RADIO HOUR: Doctorow, a prolific tech writer, is a co-founder of the tech blog Boing Boing, and an activist for online civil liberties with the Electronic Frontier Foundation—so he knows whereof he speaks.
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It’s Not Just You: The Internet Is Actually Getting Worse
Podcast Episode · The New Yorker Radio Hour · 10/28/2025 · 22m
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October 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Post you from a different era - studying #DoubleBass at @sfconservmusic.bsky.social (ca.1995-96)
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Post you from a different era - studying #DoubleBass at @sfconservmusic.bsky.social (ca.1995-96)
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"Minimalism is a scam by Big Small to sell more less..."
Based upon a post about practicing/ rehearsing minimalism:
My brain will explode
My brain will explode
My brain will explode
My brain will
My brain will
My brain will
Will explode
Will explode
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Brain explode
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Explode...
My brain will explode
My brain will explode
My brain will explode
My brain will
My brain will
My brain will
Will explode
Will explode
Will explode
Brain explode
Brain explode
Brain explode
Explode...
October 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
"Minimalism is a scam by Big Small to sell more less..."
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It ys Wednesdaye my felawes
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It ys Wednesdaye my felawes
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We gotta have a clear term for people so cynical they become gullible.
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We gotta have a clear term for people so cynical they become gullible.
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The world is engulfed by chaos and horror as the armies of Death arrive to incorporate the Living into their band. Perfect allegory for today from Pieter Brueghel the Younger.
October 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The world is engulfed by chaos and horror as the armies of Death arrive to incorporate the Living into their band. Perfect allegory for today from Pieter Brueghel the Younger.
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Dude is a legend, absolutely phenomenal range.
#Godzilla
#Godzilla
October 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Had a wonderful time on #Violone in g with the Bloomington Bach Cantata Project @ St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Bloomington, IN performing Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV100 joining #Baroque cellist Macarena Sánchez & organist Anastasia Chin! Thank you to Luke Conklin for having me!
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Had a wonderful time on #Violone in g with the Bloomington Bach Cantata Project @ St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Bloomington, IN performing Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan, BWV100 joining #Baroque cellist Macarena Sánchez & organist Anastasia Chin! Thank you to Luke Conklin for having me!
#Schoenberg, #Webern & #Berg giving you the blues? Why not (Gimme Some of That) Ol' Atonal Music - #MerleHazard feat. Alison Brown youtu.be/gzodB0Sp6ZI @merlehazard.bsky.social #2ndVienneseSchool
(Gimme Some of That) Ol' Atonal Music - Merle Hazard feat. Alison Brown
YouTube video by Merle Hazard
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November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM
#Schoenberg, #Webern & #Berg giving you the blues? Why not (Gimme Some of That) Ol' Atonal Music - #MerleHazard feat. Alison Brown youtu.be/gzodB0Sp6ZI @merlehazard.bsky.social #2ndVienneseSchool
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Time for my 2025 Fall #MourningCoffee™ ...
September 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Time for my 2025 Fall #MourningCoffee™ ...
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October 10, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Makes one wonder how one can play either WITHOUT ARMS! #Bass #Humor #Humour #DoubleBass #ElectricBass
October 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Makes one wonder how one can play either WITHOUT ARMS! #Bass #Humor #Humour #DoubleBass #ElectricBass
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Did you know? Music learning enhances all learning. And it’s never too late! The brain can form new synapses when learning how to play an instrument, even late in life.
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Did you know? Music learning enhances all learning. And it’s never too late! The brain can form new synapses when learning how to play an instrument, even late in life.
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Time for my 2025 #MourningCoffee™ with Pieter Brueghel the Elder...
two women are looking at a large painting with a gold frame that says ' apocalypse ' on it
ALT: two women are looking at a large painting with a gold frame that says ' apocalypse ' on it
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October 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Time for my 2025 #MourningCoffee™ with Pieter Brueghel the Elder...
My wife had this image in her office. SHE is my #WonderWoman!
Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
November 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
My wife had this image in her office. SHE is my #WonderWoman!
Post you from a different era - studying #DoubleBass at @sfconservmusic.bsky.social (ca.1995-96)
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Post you from a different era - studying #DoubleBass at @sfconservmusic.bsky.social (ca.1995-96)
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What a wonderful week celebrating the life of composer Orlando #Gibbons (bap.1583-1625) #Gibbons400 & the passing of John #Dowland (1563-1626) #Dowland400 at the 2025 Evelyn Dunbar Memorial #EarlyMusic Festival @ #NorthwesternUniversity! Thank you to my fellow violists da gamba! #ViolaDaGamba #Viol
October 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
What a wonderful week celebrating the life of composer Orlando #Gibbons (bap.1583-1625) #Gibbons400 & the passing of John #Dowland (1563-1626) #Dowland400 at the 2025 Evelyn Dunbar Memorial #EarlyMusic Festival @ #NorthwesternUniversity! Thank you to my fellow violists da gamba! #ViolaDaGamba #Viol
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Now we know where all that Spotify money is going. Not to the artists - perish the thought. No, the CEO has invested it all in AI weaponry designed to kill humans. I wish this were a joke.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Spotify boycott: Artists leave 'garbage hole' platform after CEO invests in AI weapons
Daniel Ek's investments in AI dronemaker Helsing have unnerved artists. One called Spotify a "violent armageddon portal."
www.latimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Now we know where all that Spotify money is going. Not to the artists - perish the thought. No, the CEO has invested it all in AI weaponry designed to kill humans. I wish this were a joke.
www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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