Winners of the 2011 ISB Double Bass Competition
The International Society of Bassists' biennial double bass competition was held June 6-7, 2011, at San Francisco State University in San Francisco, California. Diana Gannett, professor of double bass at the University of Michigan, served as chair of this year's competition. The five divisions were Solo, Jazz and Orchestra, with competitors from age 19 to 30 (age 18 to 30 for jazz), and two divisions for younger bassists, Age 15 to 18 and Age 14 and Under.
Solo Division
Thierry Barbe, chair; Paul Erhard, Hou Jun-xia, Eric Hansen, Catalin Rotaru and Paul Sharpe, judges
The Gary Karr Prize, Yi-Jung Su
Second prize, Rex Surany
Third prize, Théotime Voisin
Honorable Mention and Best performance of the required work "Celestial Dance" by Rufus Reid, Nicholas Villalobos
Jazz Division
Jeff Campbell, chair; Paul Beaudry, Peter Dominguez, Arni Egilsson, Barre Phillips and Martin Wind, judges
The Scott LaFaro Prize, Or Bareket
Second prize, David Baron
Third prize, Raviv Markovitz
Honorable mentions, Ben Thomas and Adam Cote
Orchestra Division
Jeremy Kurtz, chair; Shinji Eshima, Alexander Hanna, Christopher Hanulik, Joseph Kaufman and Ju-Fang Liu, judges
First prize, a week with the San Francisco Symphony, Derek Zadinsky
Second prize, Noah Reitman
Third prize, William Perryman
Honorable mention, Joshua Lebar
Age 15-18 Division
Rachel Calin, chair; Peter Askim, Zbigniew Borowicz, Han Han Cho, Christine Hoock and David Allen Moore, judges
First prize, Xavier Foley
Second prize, Mike Ehrenkranz
Third prize, Jackie Johnson
Age 14 and Under
Steve Reeves, chair; Blaise Ferrandino, Kurt Muroki, Irena Olkiewicz, Nick Scales and Quirijn Van Regteren Altena, judges
First prize, Hong Yiu Lai
Second prize, Noah Bailyn
Third prize, Paris Myers
Special prize for best performance of required work, "Song and a Dance" by Blaise Ferrandino, Noah Bailyn
Honorable mention, Wen Qinj Fu
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