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Orientation information, schedules and information about videostreaming at the 2009 ISB convention,
June 8 through 13, 2009 at Penn State University in State College, PA! Go to
http://www.isbworldoffice.com/convention/convention.html
Onsite registration available. Don't miss it!
Like to write or take photographs? Enjoy visiting as many lectures, recitals, demonstrations as possible when attendin ISB conventions? Then the ISB wants you! Be a reporter for Bass World and submit mini-reviews of the convention events you attend. Interested? Contact Lisa Riddering at lriddering@gmail.com. We need reporters for recitals, the New Music Summit and Historically Informed convention tracks. Pack your reporter's notebook, see you at Penn State!
ISB after hours: Catch Phil Palombi and Tri-Fi, and the Martin Wind Quartet at Zola's New World Bistro in downtown State College during the ISB convention week, plus a very special Late Night With Henry Grimes on Friday night, June 12th in the Esber Hall. It's Henry's ISB convention debut!
The great Gary Karr, founder of the ISB, is interviewed for the featured cover story in this month's issue of The Strad. He discusses the importance of touch in performance.
Among the guest artists also appearing at the ISB convention is pianist James Weidman on piano, who will appear with Harvie S. James has been part of Joe Lovano's band for 6 years and worked with Abbey Lincoln and Steve Coleman, among others, and has released a number of CDs as a leader.
The well known Uruguayan-Brazilian double bassist, Professor Milton Romay Masciadri, father of University of Georgia double bass professor Milton Masciadri, hass passed away. The senior Masciadri was assistant principal bass of the OSSODRE Symphony in Uruguay and principal bass of the OSPA Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra in Brazil for more than 30 years. He was the professor of the Music institute of the Symphony Orchestra as well as member of the UNISINOS Chamber Orchestra. He was a major force for the double bass in Brazil and will be deeply missed by friends, family and his many former students.
Jazz bassist Peter Chivily died on May 6th, 2009 after a brief battle with cancer. He was 68. An original member of the Stan Kenton Orchestra, he performed with Frank Sinatra, June Christie and the Four Freshmen. He was recently honored by the Assembly of the State of New York for his contribution to the art.
Early Music America has honored Jerry Fuller with the Early Music Outreach Award for his work Midwest Young Artists (MYA), one of the leading youth music ensemble programs in the Midwest. In addition to his work with MYA, Fuller is principal double bassist of The Baroque Band and a member of the period instrument forces for Chicago's Music of the Baroque and Chicago Opera Theater. He is the director of Ars Antigua, and has written about period instruments and performance practice for The Strad, Double Bassist, and Bass World magazines.
ISB member Catrin Dowd was selected by the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association to perform as one of four gala soloists at the 2009 Michigan Youth Arts Festival, May 7-9, in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She was also selected for participation in the Honors Orchestra. Catrin is a junior at Community High School. She is bass section leader at Pioneer High School and principal bassist of the Michigan Youth Symphony Orchestra. She studies with Derek Weller.
Matt Hare performed the Prokofiev Quintet with his fellow faculty members at the University of California at Irvine on May 9th as part of the university's Chamberfest series. Later that month he performed as soloist with Saddleback College's Wind Ensemble in Johan de Meij's cello concerto "Casanova."
ISB member Nate West of Columbus, Ohio, has been selected as a 2009 Presidential Scholar in the Arts. He is one of only four instrumental musicians chosen and will be headed for DC the week after the ISB competition and convention to perform at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Inclusion in the Presidential Scholars Program, now in its 45th year, is one of the highest honors bestowed upon graduating high school seniors. Scholars are selected on the basis of superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, character and involvement in community and school activities.Congratulations, Nate!
FESTIVALS, COMPETITIONS, AUDITIONS
The 2010 Stulberg Competition at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo will take place Saturday, February 27, 2010. Judges will be the members of the Juilliard Quartet. The application deadline is Dec 18, 2009. Top prize is $5,000 plus a performance with the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. For information go to www.stulberg.org, call 269/343/2776 or email stulbergcomp@yahoo.com.
Duncan McTier will hold his annual summer masterclasses in Sion, Switzerland, July 18-25, 2009. For details and more information please visit www.amsion.ch. Students of all abilities welcome!
The VSA/Oberlin Advanced Topics Workshop will be held July 5-12, 2009. The course will focus on the set-up, repair and acoustics of the double bass, topics to include: fingerboard planing and adjustment, bridge fitting, innovative crack repair techniques, and set-up variations for classical and jazz playing. The workshop hopes to take advantage of world-class acoustics experts who will be faculty members of the concurent VSA/Oberlin Acoustics Workshop. Participants are encouraged to bring project instruments if practical, and must bring their own hand tools, set-up and repair parts needed for individual projects. Faculty will include James Ham, director, David Gage and Patrick Charton, plus George Stoppani and Knut Guttler from the Acoustic Workshop. For details email jamespeterham@shaw.ca.
Faculty for the 9th International Double Bass Convention in Brno, Czech Republic, September 20-26, 2009, Miloslav Jelinek, director, will include Petia Bagovska, Bulgaria, Thierry Barbe, France, Ekkehard Beringer, Germany, Carlos Del Pino, Cuba/USA, Gottfried Engels, Germany, Miloslav Gajdos, Czech Republic, Pavel Horak, Czech Republic, Petr Korinek, Czech Republic, Thomas Martin, United Kingdom, Irena Olkiewicz, Poland, Miloslav Raisigl, Czech Republic, Catalin Rotaru, Romania/USA, Radoslav Sasina, Slovakia, Martin Sranko, Czech Republic, Jiri Valenta, Czech Republic, and Jakub Waldmann, Czech Republic. The convention features recitals, lectures and performances of solo, jazz, chamber and orchestral music, competitions, and exhibitors. Deadline to register is July 10, 2009. For information and an application, go to http://hf.jamu.cz or www.volny.cz/spol-kontrabas. Questions? Email jelinekmilos@volny.cz or konarkova@jamu.cz.
Make plans to attend an international double bass masterclass with Christine Hoock, August 20-27, 2009, in Gorizia in northeastern Italy at the foot of the Alps and bordering Slovenia. All lessons, rehearsals, accommodations and meals will be held in the charming and historic Palazzo Lantieri in the center of Gorizia. Christine and Tomoko Takahashi will give a concert to open the week. Participants will give public concerts in the Palazzo and around town. Application deadline is June 30th, go to www.christinehoock.de for more information and to register.
Enjoy the beaches of southwest France at the 19th annual International classical (August 15-23, 2009)and jazz (August 17-23) double bass masterclasses in Saubrigues-Capbreton. Faculty includes Jean Ané, Thierry Barbé, Alberto Boccini, Jean-Marc Faucher, Rusten Gabdullin, Mario Maurano, Christophe Picot, Bernard Salles, for classical and mini bass classes for kids, and Hein Van de Geyn, Peter Washington, Julien Duthu for jazz. Options for accommodations and borrowing instruments. For information or to register at www.paysjazz.com, or contact Fabienne.cambayou@cc-macs.org, +33 5 58 77 23 23, mobile +33 6 33 54 36 92.
The 2009 Texas Double Bass Symposium will be held October 24-25, 2009 at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Special guest artists are François Rabbath and Joel Quarrington. The faculty, subject to change, includes George Amorim (UT Pan-Am), Jeff Bradetich (UNT), Paul Ellison (Rice), Kip Green (TCU, jazz), Yuan Xiong Lu (TCU), Mark Morton (Texas Tech), David Neubert (UT Austin), Sandor Ostlund (Baylor University), Tim Pitts (Rice and Houston Symphony), John Schimek (Oklahoma City University), Lynn Seaton (UNT, jazz), Anthony Stoops (Oklahoma University), Dennis Whittaker (Univ. of Houston) and Da Xun Zhang (UT Austin). Bing Luo (Shanghai Conservatory) and Tian Rui Zhao (Shenyang Conservatory) will give masterclasses. In addition to lectures, recitals, masterclasses and exhibits, the symposium will feature a student recital, an All-State Workshop for high school students, and an Orchestra Mock Audition with $500 first prize. Advance registration is $30 for participants (due by October 15), $15 for auditors/$20 at the door. Make checks payable to Texas Christian University, Double Bass Symposium. To register or for more information, please contact Charlene Smith, School of Music, Texas Christian University, TCU Box 297500, Fort Worth, TX 76129, (817) 257-7232, fax (817) 257-5818, c.smith3@tcu.edu. Questions? Call Yuan Xiong Lu, (817) 257-4465.
The 16th Oklahoma City University Summer Bass Camp will be held July 12-16, 2009 in the Wanda L. Bass Music Center at Oklahoma City University, site of the 2007 ISB Convention. The week-long camp for ages high school and up of all abilities features training in all aspects of bassdom. The camp concludes with a Bass Blast! concert featuring music for bass choir. For
more information contact camp director and professor of double bass at OCU, John Schimek, at jschimek@okcu.edu.
The International Festival-Institute at Round Top, Texas, a professional summer institute for orchestra, chamber music and solo performance study, will be May 31 - July 12, 2009. The bass faculty includes James VanDemark and Brett Shurtliffe. For information go to http://festivalhill.org, call 979/249-3086 or email program director Alain Declert, alaind@festivalhill.org.
Jam, scat, move, and groove to the 2009 Golden Gate Bass Camp for bass players only at the Valley Center for the Performing Arts, Holy Names University, in Oakland CA, July 5th - July 12th, with David Murray, Robert Hurst, Michael Manring, Mark Dresser, Kristin Korb, Barry Green, David Young, John Kennedy, Ashley Adams Richard Duke, Ed Williams, Pat Klobas, Alan Scofield and others TBA (faculty artists subject to change). Faculty for the Ray Brown Memorial Jazz Course, July 9 - July 12, with featured clinician Robert Hurst on July 9th only, include Michael Manring, Mark Dresser and Pat Klobas, assisted by Kristin Korb, Richard Duke and Ed Williams. The Michael Manring Electric Bass Course, July 9th - 10th, also includes a guest session with Robert Hurst. For more information contact Barry Green, Barry@innergameofmusic.com, or go to www.innergameofmusic.com/basscamp/.
The 2009 University of North Texas (Denton, TX) Double Bass Camps feature four opportunities for summer study: 1) 5th Annual Elite Soloists Program, June 1-5, will accept five students by audition to study with Jeff Bradetich. Daily lessons and solo classes. Applicants should have a number of solo works ready for study and performance. Send a CD or tape of two different solo works to Jeff Bradetich, 1155 Union Circle #311367, Denton, TX 76203 by April, 21, 2009. 2) 22nd Annual Bradetich Double Bass Master Classes, June 15-19, are for advanced high school and college aged bass students. Five days of intense musical training including technique, orchestral and solo playing, and bass ensembles. 3) 9th Annual Beginners and Intermediate Bass Camp, June 17-19, 2009, is for beginners or intermediate players of all ages. 4 ) 8th Annual Lynn Seaton Jazz Bass Workshop, June 15-19, 2009, is for dedicated jazz bass players working on upright technique, developing walking bass lines, small group performance, theory and history. Open to advanced high school, college, serious amateur, and professional bassists. For more information on the University of North Texas Double Bass Camps, go to http://www.music.unt.edu/strings/untbasscamp.shtml.
Announcing Suzuki Bass Teacher Training Courses for 2009: Virginia Dixon's Book 1 Course will be taught at the Colorado Suzuki Institute at Beaver Creek, Colorado, June 14-21. Reasonable resort condo accommodations, scholarships available. For information go to www.coloradosuzuki.org or call (303) 399-5764. Book 2 will be taught in the Chicago area this summer depending on response. Email Virginia Dixon at virginia@elmhurst.edu. The Book 3 course will be held at the American Suzuki Institute at Stevens Point, Wisconsin, August 3-7. The full gamut of Suzuki education, from the earliest fun and games through an advanced chamber music program. Go to www.uwsp.edu/cofac/suzuki or call (715) 346-3033.
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