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
2023 Solo Competition Winner
Tuesday, June 3
Jared Beckstead-Craan
2023 Jazz Competition Winner
Monday, June 2
Evening Headliners
Rufus Reid
Monday, June 2
Nina Bernat
Tuesday, June 3
Brian Bromberg
Wednesday, June 4
Lorraine Campet
Thursday, June 5
Andres Martin
Friday, June 6
Ron Carter
Saturday, June 7
5 PM Headliners
Shawn Conley
Tuesday, June 3
Szymon Marciniak
Wednesday, June 4
Martin Wind & Friends
Wednesday, June 4
Jon Hamar with the Jeff Hamilton Trio
Thursday, June 5
Sybarite5
Thursday, June 5
Daniel Nix
Friday, June 6 (4 PM)
Kristin Korb
Saturday, June 7
Catalin Rotaru
Saturday, June 7
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 |
George Fahlund |
Private Lessons: Private teaching as a profession things we wished someone had told us in music school. |
9:00 AM
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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
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Andrew Binder |
The New Standards Method: Simandl through Standards |
10:00 AM
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Andrew Kohn |
2024 Research Competition Winners Presentation |
11:00 AM
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Andrew Brown |
Acoustic Measurement Techniques and the Double Bass |
2:00 PM
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Kathy Reilly |
Sustainable Tonewood Sourcing in the US |
2:00 PM
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Wednesday, June 4, 2025 |
Caroline Emery |
40 years of the Yorke Mini Bass Project. |
9:00 AM
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Marcos Machado |
Tao of Bass Volume 2: Innovative Approaches to Scales and Arpeggios |
10:00 AM
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Brian Casey |
George Morrow: Quiet Brilliance in the Shadow of Masters |
11:00 AM
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Shanti Nachtergaele |
A History of Double Bass Humor |
11:00 AM
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Thursday, June 5, 2025 |
Sean Casey |
Teaching Orchestra Excerpts to High Schoolers: A Progressive Guide to Orchestral Excerpts |
9:00 AM
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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
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Sarah Favinger |
Developing Professional Freelance Skills Through High School & Collegiate Ensembles |
10:00 AM
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Andrew Kohn |
Planning a Recital Program |
10:00 AM
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Sam Morel |
Double Bass Varnishing |
10:00 AM
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Robert Sabin |
Thelonious Monk - From the Bottom Up |
10:00 AM
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Paul Nemeth |
Bowings in the Manuscripts of Bach’s Cello Suites |
11:00 AM
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Gary Upton |
The Art and Business of Building Your Dream with Gary Upton |
2:00 PM
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Dustin Williams |
"Square Table" Meeting - Open to professional luthiers only |
3:00 PM
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Friday, June 6, 2025 |
Chris Fitzgerald |
Calibration: Designing a daily technical workout to meet your specific musical needs and goals |
9:00 AM
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Brianna Goldberg |
From Tree to Tradition: The Craft, Compliance, & Care of Bows |
10:00 AM
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Gabriel Condon |
An Analysis of Ron Carter's Performance of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 |
11:00 AM
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John Shiu |
The Six Figure Musician: Navigating a Successful Freelance, Teaching, and Entrepreneurial Bass Career |
11:00 AM
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George Martin |
English Double Basses |
2:00 PM
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Saturday, June 7, 2025 |
David Baker |
Ditch the Amp: Ways to Develop a Resonant Pizzicato Sound on Double Bass |
9:00 AM
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Gaelen McCormick |
Discovering Our Pedagogical History |
10:00 AM
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Christie Echols |
You've graduated, what's next? Building a music career and community |
3:00 PM
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