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NEWS OF NOTE
The Fondazione Musicale Santa Cecilia - Portogruaro / Northern-Italy is site of the International Doublebass Masterclass 2010 with Professor Christine Hoock, August 21st to 29th. Registration deadline is July 16th. For information go to www.fmsantacecilia.it, or email anna.padovan@fmsantacecilia.it.
We've all seen the news broadcasts and the scenes of cars, buildings and homes washed away in Tennessee and surrounding areas. Nashville is home to many musicians including ISB member Ike Harris from the Titan Hot Seven. We have news that Ike and his wife Mina and their son Brad have lost everything and are staying with friends. If you would like to help, there are two ways to make a donation of any amount. To use a credit card, go to www.SunValleyJazz.com. To make a donation by check, payable to Ike Harris, mail to Jerry and Pam Krahn, 321 Southwinds Drive, Hermitage TN 37076. Any amount will be be greatly appreciated. Music Rising, a campaign launched in 2005 to aid musicians after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, is moving to support Nashville and musicians affected by the recent devastating floods. Music Rising is donating $250,000 to its partner MusicCares to be used specifically for Nashville flood relief. To make a donation or apply for assistance, go to www.musicrising.org.
The ISB is a partner organization in the Music Teachers National Association's (MTNA) "Year of Collaborative Music." From March, 2010 through March, 2011, we will be encouraging ISB members to present concerts and events that promote the role of the bass in small ensembles. For more information and to view a calendar of performances plus a list of chamber music resources, go to http://www.isbworldoffice.com/news/MTNA_Collaborative.htm.
Artem Chirkov (photo by Jack Unzicker) |
The winner of the inaugural Bradetich Foundation International Double Bass Solo Competition is Artem Chirkov from Russia, principal bass of the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Artem will perform at the Berlin 2010 Bass Festival. Second prize went to Namgyun Kim from South Korea. The third prize winner was Rex Surany from the United State. An honorable mention went to Tian Yang Liu from China. The audience favorite winner at the final round, concertos performed with orchestra, was Tian Yang Liu. A special mention for the best performance of Bach went to Friedemann Schneeweiss from Germany. Chunyang Wang from China earned a special mention for the best performance of an original bass work post 1970. Congratulations to all the winners!
Yi-Jung Su, a student of Ed Barker, was first place winner in the 2010 Music Teachers National Association's Young Artists Competition, string instrument division. Congratulations!
ISB member Rosie Salvucci recently won third prize in the Boston Symphony Orchestra's annual concerto competition during the final round on March 10, 2010, playing Bottesini's Concerto No. 2. The competition for is open to advanced high school instrumentalists who reside in Massachusetts. Congratulations!
Interlochen Bass Class of 2010 |
Derek Weller (third from left) and the 2010 Double Bass Class at the Interlochen Center for the Arts are ready for pomp, circumstance and more. Congratulations!
Now it's even easier to listen to Paul Pearce's "Cool Jazz Set" radio show, which airs at 7 PM, Eastern Time, at 90.1 FM in Richmond, Virginia and streams live at www.wdce.org. Go to www.cooljazzset.com and click on Radio Shows to hear some of your favorite jazz artists.
Go to http://www.isbworldoffice.com/news/recenthappenings.html to view and listen to video clips from 2009's "Deep Tones for Peace," held on a worldwide virtual stage, featuring Mark Dresser, Barre Phillips, Henry Grimes, Chi-chi Nwanoku, Bert Turetzky, William Parker, Rufus Reid, Irina-Kalina Goudeva, Thierry Barbé, J.C. Jones and others in solo and ensemble performances.
JOB OPPORTUNITY
The University of Central Oklahoma School of Music in Edmond, Oklahoma, has a full-time double bass opening to teach both classical and jazz bass and perform in our faculty jazz combo. Other coursework possible depending on qualifications. Excellent standard benefit package included. For more information go to http://jobs.uco.edu/, or contact Brian Gorrell, Jazz Studies Division Head, 405/359-7989, briangorrell@sbcglobal.net. The university seeks to fill the position in approximately four weeks and is urgently seeking qualified candidates.
PASSAGES
Gerald Drucker, longtime principal bass of London's Philharmonia Orchestra, passed away on March 19, 2010 at the age of 84 after a 17-year battle with cancer. He was eulogized in The Guardian by Rodney Slatford as "an outstanding player with an unmistakable physical presence." A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music in London where he studied violin, French horn, cello, piano and tuba, he eventually joined the double bass class of James Merritt, the original principal bass of the Philharmonia Orchestra. He was also founder of the London Double Bass Quartet. A memorial concert is planned for July 28, 2010 at the Henry Wood Hall. He is survived by his wife, Leslie, three children and a sister, Ann.
Bassist Peter Zaluba recently died at the age of 95. He is survived by his wife, ISB member Elizabeth Hall Zaluba. Born on August 11, 1914, in Cicero, IL, Peter left high school to begin a career that encompassed vaudeville to the bass section of the Lyric Opera Orchestra and every important music venue in Chicago. He studied under former Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal Vaclav Jiskra. After retiring from the Lyric, Peter continued to play electric bass in ice shows, Shrine Circus, Ringling Brothers/Barnum and Bailey bands. He was a 62-year member of St. Cecelia Lodge, #865 AF&AM, a member of the Order of Eastern Star, the Scottish Rite, and the Medinah Shrine and its "Million Dollar Brass Band'. He was a 75-year life member of AFM Local 10-208. He was also active in the Lithuanian Craftsmen's Club, a Masonic Club doing charitable work for children. The club honored him for his service in 2003.
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
Go to www.ranaanmeyer.com/camps for news of the Classical Jam Band Camp, July 26-31 in Bayview, Michigan.
The Violin Craftsmanship Institute is sponsoring a series of hands-on weekly workshops in June and July, 2010, on topics of violin making, set-up and repair, and bowmaking and repair at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (15 minutes from seacoast resort town of Portsmouth and an hour north of Boston). On the faculty are George Rubino and Lynn Hanning. For more information or to download a brochure, go to www.learn.unh.edu/violin.
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 summerbassworkshop@gmail.com.
Yann Dubost is on the faculty of the festival "Rencontres Musicales Internationales des Graves," July 18 - 31, 2010, at the Chateau Moulerens in the Graves region of Bordeaux, France. Some of the public performances and masterclasses take place at wineries nearby. For more information go to www.musiqueengraves.com.
The 15th Annual Golden Gate Bass Camp will take place the week of July 19-25, 2010 at Holy Names University in Oakland California under the direction of Barry Green. Faculty includes David Murray, Kristin Korb, Mary Knysh, Scott Pingel, David Young, John Kennedy, Pat Klobas, Richard Duke, Ed Williams, Ashley Adams and Alan Scofield. There will be a special 2-day electric bass course with Todd Johnson, July 23-24, who will also assist in the Jazz course July 22-25. New this year will be CYBERBASSCAMP, with special Skype sessions from around the world with Michael Klinghoffer-Israel, Yuan Xiong Lu-China, David Heyes-UK, Sonia Rey-Brazil, Donovan Stokes-Virginia, Diana Gannett-Michigan, Jason Heath-Illinois and others, and a new College Division (full tuition scholarship by application only). Courses are for all ages through adult but dorm minimum age is 14 or entering ninth grade. Details at www.goldengatebasscamp.com or e-mail barry@innergameofmusic.com.
Study and play with leading jazz bassists in the industry at Stanford Jazz Workshop's jazz camp programs for youth and adults. SJW's 2010 bass faculty include Larry Grenadier (Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau), Reuben Rogers (Joshua Redman, Dianne Reeves, Nicholas Payton), Harish Raghavan (Taylor Eigsti) and Ruth Davies (John Lee Hooker, Charles Brown, Elvin Bishop). Programs include Jazz Camp (youths age 12-17; July 18-23, July 25-30) and Jazz Residency (adults, plus advanced youth by audition, August 1-6). Private lessons, small ensemble performance opportunities, masterclasses and daily instruction in theory, ear training, musicianship and more. On campus housing available. For more information or to register online, visit www.stanfordjazz.org or call 650/736-0324.
Sligo Jazz Project, International Summer School and Jazz Festival, July 20-25, 2010, Sligo, Ireland. This year's summer school faculty includes John Goldsby (double bass), educator, writer, and bassist with Cologne, Germany's WDR big band, and innovative performer and clinician Michael Manring (electric bass). Come to beautiful "Yeats Country" in the northwest of Ireland for 6 days of study. Tutor ensembles perform evening concerts followed by jam sessions every night, plus concerts by visiting guest acts and a fun pub/restaurant fringe. For more information go to www.sligojazzproject.com.
"Samba Meets Jazz," a Brazilian styles and jazz workshop, will be held July 25-31 (guitar, bass, vocals) and August 1-7 (all instruments and vocals) at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, a 37-acre campus overlooking Frenchman's Bay and steps away from Acadia National Park. Led by artistic director and bassist Nilson Matta and guitarist Roni Ben-Hur, joined by vocalist Amy London and saxophonist Bill McHenry, the workshops immerse students of all ages, musical abilities and backgrounds for a week of personalized instruction. The daily schedule includes mid-afternoon breaks with options for practicing or enviro-adventures. For information go to www.SambaMeetsJazz.com, email alice@SambaMeetsJazz.com, or call 888/435-4003.
The Hong Kong Double Bass Camp 2010 (Asia), July 20-23, 2010, is for intermediate to advanced high school bass students. Four days of intensive training will include technique, solo, bass ensembles and bass orchestra. Applicants with ABRSM Grade 6 or above or the equivalent are welcome. It will be fun for all, and an opportunity to work with Jeff Bradetich. For more information, please email bassmen.hk@gmail.com or go to http://cmconcept.hk/BassmenCamp2010.zip to download the application form.
The 5th Mittenwald International Double Bass Masterclass taught by Jeff Bradetich in Mittenwald, Germany takes place August 2-7. Registration fee is 450 Euros. For more information contact event director Andreas Bennetzen at info@andreasbennetzen.dk.
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 sq6fhw@poczta.fm.) For more information or to register for the 4th World Bass Festival in Wroclaw, go to www.worldbassfestival.pl or contact Irena Olkiewicz, wbf.irena@tlen.pl.
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 Barbé, 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.
The 10th International Double Convention and Competition, Brno, Czech Republic, Miloslav Jelinek, artistic director, will be September 20-26, 2010. Attendees will study solo repertoire and orchestral excerpts and attend recitals, seminars, and exhibits. The faculty will include Esra Atalay, Miloslav Gajdos, Frithjof-Martin Grabner, Wolfgang Guettler, Mette Hanskov, Pavel Horak, Petru Iuga, Petr Korinek, Tzvetomir Lazarov, Irena Olkiewicz, Vassilis Papavassiliou, Miloslav Raisigl, Song Yi, Radoslav Sasina, Martin Sranko, Einars Upatnieks, Jiri Valenta and Jakub Waldmann. Send applications, available at http://hf.jamu.cz, by July 15, 2010 to HF JAMU, Komenského nám. 6, 662 15 Brno, Czech Republic, fax +420 542 591 633, or email to konarkova@jamu.cz. For more information about the convention or the competition, email jelinekmilos@volny.cz or konarkova@jamu.cz.
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)331-9512556, info@klaus-trumpf-sperger.de.
BASS2010 will be held October 5-10, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Following the success of BASS2008 in Paris is a week in the heart of Germany at the University of Arts Berlin and the Music Conservatory Hanns Eisler Berlin, with concerts and masterclasses by Franco Petracchi, Thomas Martin, Catalin Rotaru, Thierry Barbé, Klaus Stoll, Tom Knific, Stefano Scodanibbio, Michael Wolf, Hans Sturm, Todd Coolman, Leon Bosch, Christine Hoock, Phil Palombi, Jeff Bradetich, Barre Philips, John Goldsby, Paul Ellison, Bozo Paradzik, The BassGang, Barry Green, Michinori Bunya, Esko Laine, Roman Patkolo, David Murray, Guiseppe Ettore, Janne Saksala, Kristin Korb, Duncan McTier, Dan Styffe, Kazuo Okuda, Caroline Emery, Volkan Orhon, Miloslav Jelinek, Mini Schulz, Edmond Cheng, Fausto Borem, Dieter Manderscheid, Paul Erhard, Jimmi Roger Pederson and Andreas Bennetzen. Also part of the week will be an exhibit hall and solo and jazz competitions with first prizes of 5,000 Euros, and a youth competition. For information on the competitions and registration for BASS2010, go to www.bass2010.com.
Mark your calendars for the 2nd annual Jazz Education Network Conference, January 6-8, 2011 in New Orleans. For information go to www.JazzEdNet.org.
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