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NEWS OF NOTE
All ages are welcome to the George Vance Memorial Summer Bass Workshop 2010, July 6-10, at the Lutheran Church of St. Andrew, Silver Spring, MD. Faculty includes Francois Rabbath, Robert Peterson, Frank Proto, Barry Green, David Young, Anthony Bianco, Ted Botsford, Tracy Rowell, Etienne LaFrance, Hans Sturm, John Hamil, Lloyd Goldstein, Nicholas Walker, Ira Gold, Christian Laborie, Liz Azcona-Hartmark and Sylvain Rabbath. A day workshop for intense study with master teachers, recital by Francois Rabbath on Friday, July 9th. For more information call 301/540-0105, or email [email protected]. The International Johann Matthias Sperger Society, www.spergergesellschaft.de, announces the 6th International Sperger Competition for Double Bass, to be held September 12-19, 2010, in Schloss Burg-Namedy/Andernach a.Rhein, Germany, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Patron. The competition will be limited to 50 participants. The new deadline for applications is August 15, 2010, age limit 35. First prize is 5,000 Euros. For details on the program, jury and an application, go to www.spergerwettbewerb.de. For information contact artistic director Klaus Trumpf, Meistersingerstr.7, D-14471 Potsdam, Germany, tele/fax:+49-(0)331-512556, [email protected].
The 4th World Bass Festival in Wroclaw, Poland, Irena Olkiewicz, director, will be held August 8-14, 2010. The roster of classical and jazz guest artists presenting concerts and masterclasses include Tom Martin, Joel Quarrington, Rufus Reid, Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion, Catalin Rotaru, Kristin Korb, Hiroshi Ikematsu, Tadeusz Gorny, Eric Hansen, Stefano Scodanibbio, Thierry Barbe, Barry Green, Miloslav Jelinek, Irena Olkiewicz, Ekkehard Beringer, Jakub Olejnik, Bassiona Polacca, Petya Bagovska, Adam Skrzypek, Miloslav Gajdoś, Dan Styffe, Patrick Neher, Hans Roelofsen, Aleksander Mikolajczyk, Gunars Upatnieks, Esra Gul Atalay, Yun Xia Hou, Song Yi, Shen Dongwen, Andrzej Dechnik, Grzegorz Frankowski, Kazimierz Cyna, Dominik Schulz, Pawel Jablczynski, Robert Piekos and Ryszard Kusek. There will be a one-day competition for classical and jazz bassists offering prizes and certificates, and the festival will also include exhibits by bass makers and double bass shops from England, Germany, France, Italy, the USA and China. Registration for players is 150 Euros or 100 Euros to audit, with an administration fee of 10 Euros. The entry fee for the competition is 25 Euros. The registration deadline is June 30, 2010. Accommodations in campus double rooms, a 5-minute walk from the Academy of Music, are 10 Euros per day (email Kazik Cyna for dormitory room reservations at [email protected].) For more information or to register for the 4th World Bass Festival in Wroclaw, go to www.worldbassfestival.pl or contact Irena Olkiewicz, [email protected].
The Richard Davis Foundation for Young Bassists, Inc will hold its 17th Annual Bass Conference on Easter weekend, April 2-3, 2010 at the Pyle Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The faculty includes Richard Davis, Virginia Dixon, Peter Dominguez, Diana Gannett, Larry Hutchinson, Jerry Jemmott, John Kennedy, Bill Koehler, David Murray, Sandor Ostlund, Bette Premo, Andy Raciti, Rufus Reid, Paul Robinson, Beau Sample, Donavan Stokes, Jane Vea and Inez Wyrick. For more information email [email protected].
The 20th Saubrigues-Capbreton (France) International Double Bass Festival will be held August 2010: 12th - 20th, classical masterclasses, levels A and B; 14th - 20th, jazz masterclasses; 16th - 19th, Edouard Nanny Competition. Masterclasses with Thierry Barb�, Alberto Bocini, Jeff Bradetich, Evgheny Kolossov, Miloslav Jelineck, Catalin Rotaru, Dan Styffe, Jean-Marc Faucher, Bernard Salles, Hein Van de Geyn, Julien Duthu and others. Mini-bass classes, too. Instruments available for masterclasses if you cannot travel with your own. For more information go to http://www.contrebasse.com/aout/20th-international-double-bass-festival-of-saubrigues-capbreton-august-2010.html.
Jim Ham and David Gage will give the first ever VSA Oberlin make/repair/restore workshop devoted to the double bass at Oberlin College, June 6-12, 2010. To sign up or for more information, contact Jim Ham at [email protected].
Bret Simner and his wife Emily welcomed their new son Zachary on December 8, 2009 in Basel, Switzerland. Bret reports that Zachary is already growing quickly, and that he and Emily are getting used to the new sleep schedule.
The Martin Wind Quartet, with Scott Robinson (sax), Bill Mays (piano) and Tim Horner (drums), will appear February 19 and 20, 2010 at The Kitano in New York City, 66 Park Ave @ 38th St. to celebrate the release of the new DVD, "Live at Jazz Baltica." Sets at 8 pm and 10 pm, reservations at 212 /885-7119, email: [email protected]. For more information or to purchase the DVD go to www.martinwind.com.
David Murray will perform Paul Ramsier's "Divertimento Concertante" with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis on March 28 at 3pm at the Pike Performing Arts Center, Indianapolis. Also on the program will be mass-ensemble works featuring bass students of David and Bob Goodlett.
Redlands Bowl Summer Music Festival, a part of the Redlands Community Music Association, Inc. announces the 59th Annual Young Artist Auditions. The competition will be held Sunday, April 25, 2010 at University of Redlands, Watchorn Hall in Redlands, CA. The first prize for the Junior Category is $500. The first prize for the Senior Category is $1000 as well as the opportunity to perform in recital at the Redlands Bowl. There are two categories of competition: Piano and Instrumental as well as Voice. The Junior Category is for those up to the age of 18. The Senior Category is for those age 19-26. Preliminary Auditions begin at 1:00 pm and final auditions begin at 7:30 pm. For more information, please e-mail [email protected] or call (909) 793-7316 or mail to RCMA, Inc. Young Artists Auditions PO Box 4666 Redlands, CA 92373. Applications due March 26, 2010. Apply early, as applications are limited to the first 50 applications received.
Arizona Bass Players, Inc. announces its annual Festival and Workshop March 6-7, 2010 held at Pima Community College, Dr. Jason Roederer. The two-day event will feature concerts and workshops Saturday thru Sunday. Local Artists, Patrick Neher (University of Arizona), Catalin Rotaru (Arizona State University), and Joel DiBartilo (Northern Arizona University)are scheduled to perform and present master classes. Guest Artist, from out of Arizona, will be David Murray (Butler University and Internationally known soloist.) Registration is now available at http://www.arizonabassplayers.org/registerabp.php.
Frank Murry will perform the world premiere of "From a Visible Darkness" by Daniel Adams for solo double bass at the NACUSA Texas Annual Conference. The concert will take place on Friday, February 26 at 8 PM at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas (Recital Hall, School of Music).
On Saturday, February 13th at 8 PM, at Victoria College Chapel on the University of Toronto campus, Scaramella will present "A Bach Extravaganza," centering around the sonatas for viola da gamba and obbligato harpsichord, performed by Jo�lle Morton (gamba) and Sara-Anne Churchill (harpsichord). $25 general admission, $20 seniors, $15 students, children under 14 free. Tickets available at the door, or for advance purchase at www.scaramella.ca.
STOLEN from the home of Pierre Feyler near Paris, France: fine 5-string double bass with "GAND 1869" label inside, dark red varnish. Also stolen, two bows, one "F�tique" (wood repaired with metal just next to the button). The theft was targeted on the bass, and seems the work of specialists. If readers should hear anything concerning this instrument, contact the owner immediately: Pierre Feyler, +33 6 07 39 90 24, [email protected], www.pierre-feyler.fr.
On March 4, 2010, in the Madrid Auditorio Nacional, Stefano Scodanibbio will conduct "Composition No. 2 - Dies Irae" by Galina Ustvolskaya for 8 double basses, piano and percussion. The featured bass ensemble is Ludus Gravis, led by Daniele Roccato. Music by Arvo P�rt, John Cage and Scodanibbio will also be on the program. The Ustvolskaya will be repeated on April 13, 2010, in Macerata Italy, at the Rassegna di Nuova Musica.
Edicson Ruiz of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orquestra Simon Bolivar, Venezuela, is performing with DRUMMING in Portugal and will give a masterclass at the Academia de M�sica de Espinho in collaboration with the Doublebass Studio Superior School of Music, www.netbass.eu, February 1-2, 2010. For more information go to www.drumming.pt and www.edicsonruiz.com.
Jeff Turner and Micah Howard are organizing the next Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium and Competitions, April 24-25, 2010. Guest artists include the bass section of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Jeff Mangone of Duquesne University, Paul Ellison of Rice University, ISB president Rob Nairn of Penn State University, Lawrence Hurst of Indiana University and Cleveland Orchestra principal bass Max Dimoff. For more information email [email protected].
To listen to Ron Carter's appearance on Marian McPartland's "Piano Jazz" show on NPR, go to http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15033199&sc=nl&cc=jn-20100131. Purchase Downbeat contributor Dan Ouellette's biography of Ron Carter at
The Universit� Laval in Quebec, Canada, presents "Contrebasse virtuose," a program of Bach, Koussevitzky and Bottesini by Zbigniew Borowicz, double bass, Thursday, February 25th. On Wednesday, March 24th, Sonia Ray (Brazil) will give a masterclass, followed by a recital on Friday, March 26th.
The Strings International Music Festival, featuring members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, has a new YouTube Channel, www.youtube.com/stringscamp, and is holding a video competition - open to strings, winds, harp, and piano players ages 5 to 25. Competitors and voters will be eligible for prizes, and the grand prizewinner will receive a $400 scholarship to the Strings International Music Festival. To submit a video, go to www.youtube.com. In the upper right hand corner, click the "sign in" button and use the following username, "stringscamp", and password, "contest1". The deadline to submit a video entry is February 26, 2010. For more information, contact Kyle Lelli, [email protected].
KPOV FM Radio in Bend Oregon is now requesting NEW music of ANY genre, blues to bluegrass, funk, jazz, roots/Americana country, reggae, cowboy western, doo wop, oldies, techno, from labels and artists. Send any music format to the station to: KPOV FM, 501 NW Bond St., Bend, OR. 97702, attn: William Johnson, phone 541-322-0863. For more information go to www.kpov.org.
The Pirastro Strings Elite Soloists Program provides free tuition, room and board for 5 participants selected by audition to study with Jeff Bradetich June 1-5, 2010. Daily lessons and solo classes are held in a highly individualized program with a focus on developing an artist's level approach to solo performance. To qualify, students must have a full program of solo works ready for study and performance. Participants in the program include current members of the Detroit Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, Singapore Symphony, Ft. Worth Symphony and the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra. For complete information, please go to: http://bradetichfoundation.org/workshops.php.
To download podcasts of Paul Pearce's Sunday evening "Cool Jazz Set" radio program: 1) go to www.radio4all.net; 2) click on Browse "by Contributor"; 3) click on "W" and then click on "WDCE"; 4) go to the show (date) you want, and click on it - then click on the RED arrow.
Sonia Ray announces "Speak Little Bass Project." This new project is for young bassists ages 8-14, held at that Federal University of Goi�s, in Goi�nia, Brazil. More information will follow soon: www.soniaray.com/falabaixinho
The first and only biography to date of jazz bassist Scott LaFaro has been published by the University of North Texas Press. Written by his sister, Helene LaFaro Fernandez, Jade Visions tells the story of one of the 20th century's most influential jazz musicians. Best known for his recordings with Bill Evans, he played bass a mere seven years before his life and career were tragically cut short by an automobile accident at age 25. The book combines an intimate look at his family along with insights into LaFaro's music and career by Gene Lees, Don Thompson, Jeff Campbell, Phil Palombi, Barrie Kolstein, Chuck Ralston and many others. Hardback, 352 pages, including never before published photos. $25 plus shipping and handling at http://www.isbstore.com/miscellaneous.html.
 The perfect companion to the Scott LaFaro biography Jade Visions is the newly released CD, Pieces of Jade. Listen to some of LaFaro's earliest recordings with pianist Don Friedman and drummer Pete LaRoca, plus a 1966 interview with Bill Evans, over 20 minutes of an Evans and LaFaro rehearsal, and "Memories for Scotty," a solo piano tribute by Don Friedman. A must-have for fans of jazz and every bassist now available at the ISB Online Store, with a portion of proceeds from sales benefitting the ISB's Scott LaFaro Prize fund. $15 plus shipping and handling at http://www.isbstore.com/miscellaneous.html.
The George Vance Young Bassists Education Fund, established in honor and memory of the late George Vance, and will be dedicated to offering educational opportunities for young bassists. Send donations payable to the International Society of Bassists and addressed to the George Vance Young Bassists Education Fund, International Society of Bassists, 14070 Proton Rd., Suite 100, LB 9, Dallas, Texas 75244. The ISB is a 501(C)(3) organization and all donations are tax deductible as allowed by law.
FESTIVALS, COMPETITIONS, AUDITIONS
Mark your calendars for the XIX University of Georgia International Double Bass Symposium, February 5-7, 2010, with special guest artist Joel Quarrington. For more information contact director Milton Masciadri at [email protected] or 706/542-2779. The 6th Biennial Hawaii Contrabass Festival will take place March 21-28, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii. An intensive week of major bassitude features group lessons, masterclasses, bass choir, lecture-demos and concerts. 2010 faculty includes Fran�ois Rabbath, Paul Ellison, John Clayton, David Gage, Mark Dresser, Marc Marder, Kurt Muroki, Alexander Hanna, Shawn Conley, George Rubino, George Wellington, Jr., Randy Wong and Victor Wooten. Bass players of all ages and abilities are welcome. View a schedule of events at
www.hawaiicbfest.org. For information go to [email protected].
Go to www.isbworldoffice.com/competitions/composition.html to view and/or download guidelines for the 2010 ISB/David Walter Composition Competition. $1,000 grand prize in three categories, plus world premiere performances at the 2011 ISB Convention.
The 2010 Recital Music Composition Competition for Double Bass is open to composers of any age or nationality. The theme of the competition is the discovery of Jupiter's four largest moons in January 1610 by Galileo Galilei, now called the Galilean or 'Medician' satellites, in honor of their Florentine heritage. There are five categories and submitted works written in any style or idiom are acceptable. Composers may submit more than one entry, but each must be accompanied by the relevant entry fee. Works should be unpublished but may have been performed previously. Works written for 4-stringed basses, with the lowest note of E, and in any standard tuning are preferred. Recordings may also be submitted with each entry. For complete details of the divisions, and submission guidelines, go to http://www.recitalmusic.net/spweb/content.php?contentid=141.
The Bradetich Foundation announces the inaugural International Double Bass Solo Competition, June 16-20, 2010, hosted by the University of North Texas College of Music in Denton, Texas, USA. The competition is open to anyone under the age of 35 as of the first day of the competition June 16, 2010, and who has not given a formal New York City debut concert. The International Double Bass Solo Competition endeavors to identify emerging international artists and to provide career advancement and leadership opportunities. First place includes a $10,000 cash prize. For competition rules or additional information on the Inaugural International Double Bass Competition, contact Maria Harman, 940-368-5395, [email protected] or go to www.bradetichfoundation.org.
After the success of Paris2008, next comes Berlin2010, an international double bass festival and competition, October 5-10, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. For more information go to www.bass2010.com.
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