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The 13th annual Golden Gate Bass Camp takes place July 6-13 at the Valley Center for the Performing Arts, Holy Names University, in Oakland, California. Faculty includes Barry Green, director, Mary Knysh, Diana Gannett, Donovan Stokes, Inez Wyrick, Kristin Korb, John Clayton, David Young, John Kennedy, Dustin Williams, Richard Duke, Ed Williams, Pat Klobas and Alan Scofield. The Ray Brown Jazz Course, July 10-13, will be led by artistic director John Clayton, with a faculty that includes Pat Klobas, Kristin Korb, Richard Duke and Ed Williams. For information or to register, go to www.innergameofmusic.com/basscamp/.
Barre Phillips, Israeli bassist Jean Claude Jones and Mark Dresser are organizing a predominantly bass-centric festival in Jerusalem, slated for Spring, 2009. DEEP TONES for PEACE will be an opportunity for double bassists to add their deep voices to the growing worldwide appeal for peace in the Middle east. “We sincerely hope that our music (classical, jazz and contemporary) will be received as it is being offered, as a sharing of distinct musical languages and structures that co-exist and are appreciated by all participants,” says festival co-founder Mark Dresser. For information go to http://deeptones4peace.blogspot.com/
Double bass studies at Ottawa Suzuki Strings "Sound Encounters" music camp
in Ottawa, Kansas, June 11-20, 2008, will featured guest artist Harold
Robinson, principal bass of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Also on the faculty
will be Dennis Whittaker, principal bass with the Houston Grand Opera
Orchestra and instructor at the University of Houston, and bass instructor
Kristi Knecht from Kansas City. Go to www.ottawasuzukistrings.org or contact
Dennis Whittaker, (713) 743-3379.
James VanDemark and Brett Shurtliffe will be double bass faculty for the 38th International Festival-Institute at Round Top, Texas, June 1 – July 13, 2008. Call 979/249 3086 or contact program director Alain Declert at alaind@festivalhill.org.. Applications are due before February 15, 2008. For more information go to http://festivalhill.org.
The David Gage Workshop Series continues its fifth season in New York City. For information on upcoming dates, go to www.davidgage.com/z_contact.htm or call (212) 274-1322.
Upcoming Performances
of the Harbison Concerto for Bass Viol
The concerto was commissioned by the family of double bassist Hunter Capoccioni, in memory of his father, and the International Society of Bassists, which put together a consortium of fifteen orchestras to introduce the new work to listening audiences.
Upcoming performances include:
- April 11-13, 2008, Greenville Symphony Orchestra with soloist Tim Pitts, coductor, Edvard Tchivzhel.
More information on the Harbison "Concerto for Bass Viol"
2008
Catalin Rotaru, professor of double bass at Arizona State University, has a full performing schedule ahead of him for 2008. On June 2nd, he will play the Tchaikovsky “Rococo Variations” at the Regina Estate Music Festival in Montecatini Terme, near Florence, Italy. On August 10th, he’ll again play the Variations as part of the grand opening gala of the 3rd World Bass Festival in Wroclaw, Poland. He will also judge for the Wratislavia International Double Bass Competition the week before the festival. Catalin then travels to Paris to give a recital and masterclass at the Bass 2008 convention, October 30–November 2. He gives another recital and masterclasses at the EX TOTO CORDE International Strings Festival organized by the University of Sao Paolo, Brazil, November 3–16.
May
The Idyllwild Arts Orchestra, Peter Askim, conductor, will give a New Music Concert at REDCAT/ Disney Hall in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 11 at 7 PM. The program will feature cellist Matt Haimovitz performing the Ligeti Cello Concerto (1966) and the West Coast premiere of Stephen Dankner's new “Klezmer Fantasty for Cello and Orchestra” (2007). Also on the program will be a newly commissioned work, “Idyllwild Crown” (2008) by Grammy-nominated composer Christopher Theofanidis and a new work for orchestra by bassist/composer Peter Askim, “Songlines” (2008). For tickets email tickets@idyllwildarts.org, or call 760/320-5272.
Attention high school bassists! Applications are still being accepted for Saturday, May 17th auditions for admittance into the Juilliard Pre-College Division. Juilliard’s Pre-College Division offers a thorough and comprehensive program of music instruction for talented young people who show the potential to pursue a professional career in music. It meets on Saturdays for 30 weeks between September and May. Students have performance opportunities as well as lesson time with world class faculty. Courses offered include ear training and theory. For information and an application, call the Juilliard Pre-College Division at 212-799-5000 ext. 241
The Hong Kong Double Bass Society will present the debut concert of Bassmen "Bass Mania" on May 18, 2008 at the Hong Kong City Hall Theatre. Guest artist Jeff Bradetich will perform with the ensemble, and give a masterclass on May 19. For more information email info.hkdbs@gmail.com.
June
ISB president-elect and 2009 convention host Robert Nairn will be in Adelaide, Australia, to give a concert and masterclass at Marryatville High School on June 4th. For more information go to www.bassworks.com.au.
The 15th annual OCU Summer Bass Camp will be held July 13-19 in the Wanda L.
Bass Music Center
on the campus of Oklahoma City University. Directed by John Schimek, the
week-long camp will
focus on every area of bassdom. High School and college-aged students are
invited to participate as well
as "non-traditional" students and orchestra teachers who may need a
refresher course (last year, six
orchestra directors attended!) If you like to play the bass for 10 hours per
day, then OCU Bass
Camp is for you! For information email jschimek@okcu.edu, or call
405/208-5149.
Free tuition, room and board are available to bassists accepted for the WABASS Institute for the 21st Century Bass Player, June 22-29, 2008, in Wabash, Indiana. Faculty members include Hal Robinson, Ranaan Meyer and Eric Larson. Send your 10-minute DVD audition by March 31, 2008 with material of your choosing. From jazz to excerpts and concertos, pick your best 10 minutes and send it in! Anything goes! For information go to www.wabass.com, or email wabasscamp@yahoo.com.
The New Hampshire Bass Fest 2008, June 25-28 at Manchester Community College will feature Rufus Reid, Michael Manring, Steve Bailey and Todd Johnson are among the guest faculty who will educate and entertain attendees. Bassists of all ages and abilities welcome! There will be a free-of-charge Open House on Saturday from 10 AM – 3 PM, with all events open to the public. For more information go to www.nhbassfest.com.
July
George Vance’s 2008 Summer Bass Workshop will be July 7-11 at Albert Einstein High School in Silver Spring, MD. Faculty members include Francois Rabbath, Anthony Bianco, Etienne Lafrance, Robert Oppelt, Robert Peterson, Tracy Rowell, George Vance, Ali Yazdanfar and luthier Christian Laborie. For more information call 301/588-9275, email George@slavapub.net or go to www.slavapub.net.
August
The 3rd Mittenwald International Masterclass with Jeff Bradetich is scheduled for August 4-9, 2008. Come to the historical town of Mittenwald, Germany, hometown of Pöllmann double basses and Mike and Ralph Krahmer. Guest instructors include Timothy Dunin and Andreas Bennetzen, artistic director. For more information contact Andreas Bennetzen at info@dynamobass.dk, or go to www.music.unt.edu/mittenwald.
Proposals are currently being accepted for the 7th International Brazilian Double Bass Encounter in Pirenopolis, Grazil, August 4-9, 2008. For information contact Sonia Ray, soniaraybrasil@yahoo.com.br, or go to www.soniaray.com.
The third World Bass Festival in Wroclaw, Poland, Irena Olkiewicz, director, is scheduled for August 10-17, 2008. Mark your calendars and watch the ISB website for more details as they are published.
The 5th International Double Bass Competition “Johann Matthias Sperger” will be held at Ludwigslust, Germany, September 29 – October 5, 2008. Applications due August 15, 2008. For more information contact artistic director Klaus Trump, info@klaus-trumpf-sperger.de, or go to www.spergergesellschaft.de.
September
The International Performers’ Competition, hosted by the Czech Society of Bassists and the Brno International Music Festival, will be held September 14-20, 2008 in Brno, Czech Republic. For information and application go to www.mhf-brno.cz/mis/en/, or email jelinekmilos@volny.cz.
October
Players from around the world will travel to Paris for Bass 2008 at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique, October 30th - November 3rd, 2008. Renowned artists of all genres - classical, contemporary, avant-garde and jazz – will give masterclasses, showcases, clinics, recitals and evening concerts. There will also be an exhibition of publishers, makers and bass shops, and a composition competition. The player's competition will have 5 categories: solo, orchestra, jazz, contemporary and mini-bass (ages 7 to 18 years). Among the dozens of guest artists scheduled are: Božo Paradžik, Dan Styffe, Roman Patkolo, Jeff Bradetich, Teppo Hauta Aho, Daniel Marillier, Thierry Barbé, Joel Quarrington, Gottfried Engels, Diana Gannett, Miloslav Jelinek, Hans Sturm, François Rabbath, Paul Ellison, Tom Knific, Mark Morton, Catalin Rotaru, Rufus Reid, John Patitucci, Riccardo del Fra, Renaud Garcia Fons, Barre Philips, Stefano Scodanibbio, Tobias Gloeckler, David Sinclair, Rob Nairn, Joe Carver, Michael Greenberg, Richard Myron and many, many more. For more information go to http://www.contrebasse.com/en/news/index.html and www.bass2008.com. The Bass 2008 team can book the hotels for you, or you can register on contrebasse.com and post a message to find free housing with a Parisian bassist. Questions? Email Thierry Barbé at tbarbe@gmail.com.
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