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UPCOMING EVENTS

Recitals & Guest Master Classes at CU,  Colorado Bass Events

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Spring 2010 Double Bass Events


Sunday,  May 2, 1:00-6:00 pm     Rocky Mountain Bass Slam,  Boulder Outlook Hotel,  Boulder.     CU's Paul Erhard will be performing a duo with Jazz Bassist Mark Diamond

Wednesday, April 21,  7:00-10:00 pm  Brad Goode trumpet,   Paul Warburton bass,  Todd Reid drums   THE BLENDING CELLAR   946 Pearl St., Boulder, Colorado  303-447-0475  No cover

Monday, April 19  7:30 pm   
Michael Facey Quartet  Jazz Bass Recital    Chamber Hall, CU College of Music, 18th and Euclid, Boulder

Saturday, April 17, 4:30 pm   
Jennifer WestMasters Recital  Anderson Duets, Bach 3rd Cello Suite, Bottesini Concerto No.2, Schulhoff Trio for Double Bass, Viola & Flute   Chamber Hall, CU College of Music, 18th and Euclid, Boulder

Saturday, April 17,  2:00 pm   Edgar Meyer DEMONSTRATION SESSION:  Broomfield High School,   free

Saturday, April 17, 7:30 pm   
Edgar Meyer & Mike Marshall Concerts:  Broomfield High School, $   call 303-396-7543 for ticket info

Thursday, April 8, 7:30 pm   
Mitchell Montealegre, Recital     Bach 3rd Cello Suite, Bottesini Concerto No.2, Persichetti Parable   Grace Lutheran Church, 1001 13th St. at Euclid, Boulder


10TH ROCKY MOUNTAIN INTERNATIONAL DOUBLE BASS FESTIVAL - Classical and Jazz -  October 10 -11, 2009
 
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GUEST TEACHERS AND PERFORMERS:
Thierry Barbé –
Paris Opera Orchestra; Professor, Paris Conservatory, France
 Luis Cojal –
Professor, Superior Conservatory of Music, Chamber Group Barcelona 216, Sant Jordi Orchestra, Barcelona, Spain
Paul Erhard –
Professor at University of Colorado College of Music, Boulder
Rob Kassinger –
Chicago Symphony, Professor at DePaul University
Albert Laszlo –
Professor at Cincinnati Conservatory, Juilliard School, Aspen Music Festival


DOUBLE BASS GUEST MASTER CLASS in the College of Music:

Sunday, February 1, 1009     
IRA GOLD, double bassist in The National Symphony Orchestra, Washington, DC
Thursday, February 19, 2009  LYNDA HOUGHTON & CATHY ELLIOTT, double bassists with The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Tuesday, March 17, 2009       TRAVIS GORE, double bassist with The Seattle Symphony


Monday, March 30th,  10:00-11:30       Guest Cello Master Class with Matt Haimovitz  


Victor Wooten
Bass Guitar / Musicianship Clinic

Friday April 17,  12-1:30
College of Music  E-160

Also performing in Macky Auditorium for the Highlife Concert
Friday, April 17,  7:30 pm,
Tickets   CUConcerts.org


CU Double Bass Student Recitals in the College of Music, 18th and Euclid, Boulder:

Sunday, March 29,  7:00 pm   CU Double Bass Class Recital,  Balfour Retirement Community, Louisville, CO

Saturday, April 18, 4:30 pm    Antonio Ortiz,  Senior Recital  
                                              Bottesini Concerto No.2, Tarantella, Rossini Cello/Bass Duet


Sunday, April 19, 2:00 pm      James Foster, Junior Recital   
                                              Schubert Arpeggioni, Bottesini Tarantella, Dittersdorf Concerto


Sunday, April 19, 4:30 pm      Paul Aubert,  Junior Recital  
                                              Koussevitsky Concerto,
Bottesini Tarantella, Vivaldi Sonata No.3

Sunday, April 19, 7:30 pm      Kyle Elkins,  Senior Recital  
                                              Bach Cello Suite No.3, Bottesini Concerto No.2, Dvorak Quintet, Veracini Bass Quartet


Monday, April 20, 7:30 pm     Greg Garrison, Graduate Jazz Bass Recital

Friday, April 24, 7:30 pm        Benjamin deKock, Doctoral Recital  
                                              Misek Sonata, Proto Carmen Fantasy, David Anderson Short Pieces for Solo Bass


Double Bass and other Recitals in the area:


Saturday, April 25, 2 pm         Jennifer Motycka, Principal Double Bass, Longmont Symphony,
                                               *** Location: First United Methodist Church, 350 11th Avenue, Longmont
Bloch Kol Niedri, Monti Czardas, Kicho (tango band!), and works for BASS QUARTET: Barber Adagio for Strings, Bloch’s Prayer, Hungarian Dance, Nothing Else Matters and Farewell by Appolyptica  (Metallica cover).

Thursday, May 7, 7:30 pm     Aaron Davis,  Sarod (not a bass) and Tabla Indian Music Recital,  Naropa University, 2130 Arapohoe Ave, Boulder (Free)


Double Bass and Bass Guitar Festivals:

Saturday, May 2, 10am-1pm  Mile High Bass Camp 230 Primrose ct, Longmont CO 80501  303-776-3373  Price: $40.00 Pre-pay on lessons page. 
     Bassist Ray Riendeau and Doug Johns and drummers Chris Ceja and Martin Diamond will be teaching a Bass and Drum Groove clinic open to bass players and drummers.
  Visit  
http://www.mojosmusicacademy.com/calendar.html    for more information.

Sunday, May 3, 1 – 6 pm       Rocky Mountain Bass Slam at “Ziggies” 4923 West 38th Avenue, Denver, CO                                                                      
     A celebration of Colorado Bass Talent of all styles. This event is for all music lovers - especially those who dig the bottom dwellin bass players in our music community. This annual event celebrates the commitment to the GROOVE and raises money to donate bass guitars to music programs at local schools in Colorado.  This year we hope to donate at least two bass guitars to future bass slammers in Colorado. 
Visit www.RockyMountainBassSlam.com for more information.


Double Bass Convention:


June 8-13, 2009                  International Society of Bassists bi-annual ConventionPenn State University.   An incredible gathering of 1000 professional, student, and amateur double bassists from around the world.   For more information visit  http://www.isbworldoffice.com/convention/convention.html


  
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