The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston just opened a fantastic Exhibition by Fluxus artist composer Ben Patterson.
Info here:
http://www.camh.org/exhib_MAIN.html
Bio here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Patterson#Biography
You can hear some of his compositions here:
http://www.ubu.com/sound/patterson.html
He started as a classical double bassist and the score to one of his most famous compositions is here:
http://jeffreytrevino.com/Files/iis/...blebass1-4.pdf
A bit about the Fluxus movement here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluxus
Yoko Ono was the most famous participant.
It is worth visiting Houston, and all the bassists here should see it!