ISB 2025 Convention Schedule of Presenters

As a non-profit organization that puts its revenues back to work for its membership, we rely on ISB members to help make the convention a great experience for everyone who attends. We are grateful for the many presenters over the years who have donated their time, travel and talent as a way of giving back to the worldwide bass community.

2025 ISB Convention Headliners Preview

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The biennial ISB convention is an international gathering of bassists, collaborative musicians, family members, guests, luthiers and exhibitors. Learn more and make plans to join in the fun, learning and inspiration, June 2-7, 2025 at Florida State University's College of Music.

(Artists subject to change)

Our 2023 Competition Winners

Jacob Warren Photo

Jacob Warren
2023 Solo Competition Winner

Tuesday, June 3
Jared Beckstead-Craan Photo

Jared Beckstead-Craan
2023 Jazz Competition Winner

Monday, June 2

Evening Headliners

Rufus Reid Photo

Rufus Reid

Monday, June 2
Nina Bernat Photo

Nina Bernat

Tuesday, June 3
Brian Bromberg Photo

Brian Bromberg

Wednesday, June 4

Lorraine Campet Photo

Lorraine Campet

Thursday, June 5
Andres Martin Photo

Andres Martin

Friday, June 6
Ron Carter Photo

Ron Carter

Saturday, June 7

5 PM Headliners

Shawn Conley Photo

Shawn Conley

Tuesday, June 3
Szymon Marciniak Photo

Szymon Marciniak

Wednesday, June 4
Martin Wind and Friends Photo

Martin Wind & Friends

Wednesday, June 4

Jon Hamar with the Jeff Hamilton Trio Photo

Jon Hamar with the Jeff Hamilton Trio

Thursday, June 5
Sybarite5 Photo

Sybarite5

Thursday, June 5
Daniel Nix Photo

Daniel Nix

Friday, June 6 (4 PM)

Sam Suggs Photo

Sam Suggs

Friday, June 6
Kristin Korb Photo

Kristin Korb

Saturday, June 7
Catalin Rotaru Photo

Catalin Rotaru

Saturday, June 7

Jay Leonhart Photo

Jay Leonhart

Saturday, June 7 (4 PM)


Full Schedule

The following is a tentative list of convention presenters, subject to change. Click on a Presentation Title to see more information about the presenter and their presentation.

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Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Name Presentation Title Time
George Fahlund Private Lessons: Private teaching as a profession things we wished someone had told us in music school. 9:00 AM
Ron Wasserman EASY THINGS YOU CAN DO TO MAKE EVERYONE NOTICE HOW SENSITIVE AND GREAT A PLAYER YOU ARE. . .THAT THEY DON'T TEACH AT MUSIC SCHOOL? 9:00 AM
Andrew Binder The New Standards Method: Simandl through Standards 10:00 AM
Andrew Kohn 2024 Research Competition Winners Presentation 11:00 AM
Andrew Brown Acoustic Measurement Techniques and the Double Bass 2:00 PM
Kathy Reilly Sustainable Tonewood Sourcing in the US 2:00 PM

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Name Presentation Title Time
Caroline Emery 40 years of the Yorke Mini Bass Project. 9:00 AM
Marcos Machado Tao of Bass Volume 2: Innovative Approaches to Scales and Arpeggios 10:00 AM
Brian Casey George Morrow: Quiet Brilliance in the Shadow of Masters 11:00 AM
Shanti Nachtergaele A History of Double Bass Humor 11:00 AM

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Name Presentation Title Time
Sean Casey Teaching Orchestra Excerpts to High Schoolers: A Progressive Guide to Orchestral Excerpts 9:00 AM
Brian Del Bianco Ears To Your Health! How hearing loss looms over the shoulder of every bassist, what to look for, and how to keep it from dropping the curtain on your career. 9:00 AM
Sarah Favinger Developing Professional Freelance Skills Through High School & Collegiate Ensembles 10:00 AM
Andrew Kohn Planning a Recital Program 10:00 AM
Sam Morel Double Bass Varnishing 10:00 AM
Robert Sabin Thelonious Monk - From the Bottom Up 10:00 AM
Paul Nemeth Bowings in the Manuscripts of Bach’s Cello Suites 11:00 AM
Gary Upton The Art and Business of Building Your Dream with Gary Upton 2:00 PM
Dustin Williams "Square Table" Meeting - Open to professional luthiers only 3:00 PM

Friday, June 6, 2025

Name Presentation Title Time
Chris Fitzgerald Calibration: Designing a daily technical workout to meet your specific musical needs and goals 9:00 AM
Brianna Goldberg From Tree to Tradition: The Craft, Compliance, & Care of Bows 10:00 AM
Gabriel Condon An Analysis of Ron Carter's Performance of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 11:00 AM
John Shiu The Six Figure Musician: Navigating a Successful Freelance, Teaching, and Entrepreneurial Bass Career 11:00 AM
George Martin English Double Basses 2:00 PM

Saturday, June 7, 2025

Name Presentation Title Time
David Baker Ditch the Amp: Ways to Develop a Resonant Pizzicato Sound on Double Bass 9:00 AM
Gaelen McCormick Discovering Our Pedagogical History 10:00 AM
Christie Echols You've graduated, what's next? Building a music career and community 3:00 PM