ISB Center Stage — 2025

ISB Center Stage is an online interview and performance series featuring some of the world's leading players and educators speaking about their careers and a wide variety of topics. Members receive invitations to attend ISB Center Stage events and submit their questions during the event, and can access recordings of past events.

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Saturday, December 20, 2025 —
Shawn Conley

Next up on the ISB Center Stage, we proudly present <strong>Uncharted: Bach and Improvisation on the Double Bass</strong>. Uncharted is a newly released album that places Bach's First Cello Suite in dialogue with original improvisations for double bass, inviting listeners into a space where tradition and spontaneity meet. In this conversation, Shawn Conley reflects on the artistic choice to pair a canonical work with improvised music, how Bach has shaped his musical voice, and what it means to explore familiar repertoire in unfamiliar ways.<br /><br />This is a free event open to all. Register now, space is limited!

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To listen to and / or view the ISB Center Stage archive, click here to login or join now. If you're not already a member, check out these great interviews and performances that you're missing out on:

• Saturday, November 8, 2025 — Alex Verster
• Saturday, September 27, 2025 — A Double Bassist's Journey through Sequenza XIV by Luciano Berio
• Saturday, April 26, 2025 — Raising Awareness and Support for Trans and Nonbinary Bassists
• Saturday, April 19, 2025 — Expanding the Repertoire: Andrés Martin’s Compositional World
• Saturday, March 22, 2025 — Playing in the Section: Insights from the Minnesota Orchestra
• Saturday, March 15, 2025 — Gary Karr Library Preview
• Saturday, March 8, 2025 — Women in Bass
• Saturday, March 1, 2025 — The Rhythm of Rehearsals: Mastering the Art of Band Management
• Saturday, February 22, 2025 — ISB CenterStage with Fausto Borem: 40 Years of Double Bass in Brazil
• Saturday, February 15, 2025 — From Auditioning to Playing in the Section: The Detroit Experience
• Saturday, January 4, 2025 — Getting Together with Gary Karr: David McGill's Sound in Motion