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June
The Violin Craftsmanship Institute is sponsoring a series of hands-on weekly workshops in June and July, 2010, on topics of violin making, set-up and repair, and bowmaking and repair at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH (15 minutes from seacoast resort town of Portsmouth and an hour north of Boston). On the faculty are George Rubino and Lynn Hanning. For more information or to download a brochure, go to www.learn.unh.edu/violin.
The 23rd Annual Bradetich Double Bass Master Classes, June 20-25, 2010 at
the University of North Texas are for advanced high school and college aged
bass students. Five days of intense musical training include technique,
orchestral and solo playing and bass ensembles. This year the course begins
on Sunday, June 20th so participants may attend the final round of the
Bradetich Foundation International Double Bass Solo Competition and hear
some of the finest young artists in the world perform with orchestra. For
more information go to www.bradetichfoundation.org and
http://music.unt.edu/strings/untbasscamp.shtml.
The 10th Annual Beginners and Intermediate Bass Camp, June 23-25, 2010 at
the University of North Texas are for beginners or intermediate players of
any age. Lots of playing and fun with the opportunity to work with Jeff
Bradetich, Lynn Seaton and others. For more information go to
www.bradetichfoundation.org and
http://music.unt.edu/strings/untbasscamp.shtml.
The First annual Bass Coalition Summer Bass Workshop and Solo Competition will take place June 24-26, 2010 on the campus of Shenandoah University-Conservatory in Winchester, VA, approximately one hour west of Washington, D.C. Clinicians will include Rufus Reid, David Murray, Inez Wyrick and Donovan Stokes. The Solo Competition will take place on June 24, 2010 with a top prize of $1000. The three day workshop will be packed with ensembles, masterclasses, one-to-one instruction and concerts. In addition to classical and jazz offerings, there will be clinics addressing alternative styles, Upright Slap Bass (Rockabilly/Psychobilly, etc.), amplification, loopers, EFX and more. Scholarships are available. For complete information check out the “workshop” section of http://www.basscoalition.com
July
The 2010 Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops, both 2-day and week-long sessions for beginning improvisers or seasoned pros of all ages, take place between July 3th and July 16th at the University of Louisville, Kentucky. A faculty of more than 60 educators and performers lead sessions on music theory, ear training, performance plus masterclasses for all instruments and vocalists. For more information go to www.summerjazzworkshops.com, or contact jason@jazzbooks.com, 1-800-456-1388 ext. 5.
All ages are welcome to the George Vance Memorial Summer Bass Workshop 2010, July 6-10, at the Lutheran Church of St. Andrew, Silver Spring, MD. Faculty includes Francois Rabbath, Robert Peterson, Frank Proto, Barry Green, David Young, Anthony Bianco, Ted Botsford, Tracy Rowell, Etienne LaFrance, Hans Sturm, John Hamil, Lloyd Goldstein, Nicholas Walker, Ira Gold, Christian Laborie, Liz Azcona-Hartmark and Sylvain Rabbath. A day workshop for intense study with master teachers, recital by Francois Rabbath on Friday, July 9th. For more information call 301/540-0105, or email summerbassworkshop@gmail.com
The annual Sermoneta Corsi masterclasses, organized by the Campus Internazionale di Musica for young musicians from around the world, will be held July 7-20, 2010 in the Caetani Castle in Sermoneta, Italy, a small medieval town near Latina, 50 miles south of Rome and 15 miles from the sea. The bass faculty will include Franco Petracchi and Mirela Vedeva (technique). For more information, please email info@campusmusica.it or go to http://www.campusmusica.it to download an application.
The 17th annual Oklahoma City University Summer Double Bass Camp will be
held July 18-24
at the Wanda L. Bass Music Center on the campus of Oklahoma City University.
Directed by
John Schimek, Professor of Double Bass at OCU, the week-long camp for high
school-college
age students will offer opportunities for students of all abilities.
Included are daily classes in technique, audition music, chamber music and
each day concludes with the "Bass Choir".
Non-bass playing teachers are invited to participate to improve their bass
playing and teaching
skills. For more information email jschimek@okcu.edu.
The 15th Annual Golden Gate Bass Camp will take place the week of July 19-25, 2010 at Holy Names University in Oakland California under the direction of Barry Green. Faculty includes David Murray, Kristin Korb, Mary Knysh, Scott Pingel, David Young, John Kennedy, Pat Klobas, Richard Duke, Ed Williams, Ashley Adams and Alan Scofield. There will be a special 2-day electric bass course with Todd Johnson, July 23-24, who will also assist in the Jazz course July 22-25. New this year will be CYBERBASSCAMP, with special Skype sessions from around the world with Michael Klinghoffer-Israel, Yuan Xiong Lu-China, David Heyes-UK, Sonia Rey-Brazil, Donovan Stokes-Virginia, Diana Gannett-Michigan, Jason Heath-Illinois and others, and a new College Division (full tuition scholarship by application only). Courses are for all ages through adult but dorm minimum age is 14 or entering ninth grade. Details at www.goldengatebasscamp.com or e-mail barry@innergameofmusic.com.
The Hong Kong Double Bass Camp 2010 (Asia), July 20-23, 2010, is for intermediate to advanced high school bass students. Four days of intensive training will include technique, solo, bass ensembles and bass orchestra. Applicants with ABRSM Grade 6 or above or the equivalent are welcome. It will be fun for all, and an opportunity to work with Jeff Bradetich. For more information, please email bassmen.hk@gmail.com or go to http://cmconcept.hk/BassmenCamp2010.zip to download the application form.
Sligo Jazz Project, International Summer School and Jazz Festival, July 20-25, 2010, Sligo, Ireland. This year's summer school faculty includes John Goldsby (double bass), educator, writer, and bassist with Cologne, Germany's WDR big band, and innovative performer and clinician Michael Manring (electric bass). Come to beautiful "Yeats Country" in the northwest of Ireland for 6 days of study. Tutor ensembles perform evening concerts followed by jam sessions every night, plus concerts by visiting guest acts and a fun pub/restaurant fringe. For more information go to www.sligojazzproject.com.
“Samba Meets Jazz,” a Brazilian styles and jazz workshop, will be held July 25-31 (guitar, bass, vocals) and August 1-7 (all instruments and vocals) at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine, a 37-acre campus overlooking Frenchman's Bay and steps away from Acadia National Park. Led by artistic director and bassist Nilson Matta and guitarist Roni Ben-Hur, joined by vocalist Amy London and saxophonist Bill McHenry, the workshops immerse students of all ages, musical abilities and backgrounds for a week of personalized instruction. The daily schedule includes mid-afternoon breaks with options for practicing or enviro-adventures. For information go to www.SambaMeetsJazz.com, email alice@SambaMeetsJazz.com, or call 888/435-4003.
August
The 5th Mittenwald International Double Bass Masterclass taught by Jeff Bradetich in Mittenwald, Germany takes place August 2-7. Registration fee is 450 Euros. For more information contact event director Andreas Bennetzen at info@andreasbennetzen.dk.
Gottfried Engels returns as teacher for the Schöntal international masterclasses for strings and chamber music, August 6-16, 2010. For more information email gottfriedengels@gmx.de or petru.munteanu@gmx.de.
The 4th World Bass Festival in Wroclaw, Poland, Irena Olkiewicz, director, will be held August 8-14, 2010. The roster of classical and jazz guest artists presenting concerts and masterclasses include Tom Martin, Joel Quarrington, Rufus Reid, Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion, Catalin Rotaru, Kristin Korb, Hiroshi Ikematsu, Tadeusz Gorny, Eric Hansen, Stefano Scodanibbio, Thierry Barbe, Barry Green, Miloslav Jelinek, Irena Olkiewicz, Ekkehard Beringer, Jakub Olejnik, Bassiona Polacca, Petya Bagovska, Adam Skrzypek, Miloslav Gajdoś, Dan Styffe, Patrick Neher, Hans Roelofsen, Aleksander Mikolajczyk, Gunars Upatnieks, Esra Gul Atalay, Yun Xia Hou, Song Yi, Shen Dongwen, Andrzej Dechnik, Grzegorz Frankowski, Kazimierz Cyna, Dominik Schulz, Pawel Jablczynski, Robert Piekos and Ryszard Kusek. There will be a one-day competition for classical and jazz bassists offering prizes and certificates, and the festival will also include exhibits by bass makers and double bass shops from England, Germany, France, Italy, the USA and China. Registration for players is 150 Euros or 100 Euros to audit, with an administration fee of 10 Euros. The entry fee for the competition is 25 Euros. The registration deadline is June 30, 2010. Accommodations in campus double rooms, a 5-minute walk from the Academy of Music, are 10 Euros per day (email Kazik Cyna for dormitory room reservations at sq6fhw@poczta.fm.) For more information or to register for the 4th World Bass Festival in Wroclaw, go to www.worldbassfestival.pl or contact Irena Olkiewicz, wbf.irena@tlen.pl
The 20th Saubrigues-Capbreton (France) International Double Bass Festival will be held August 2010: 12th – 20th, classical masterclasses, levels A and B; 14th – 20th, jazz masterclasses; 16th – 19th, Edouard Nanny competition. Masterclasses with Thierry Barbé, Alberto Bocini, Jeff Bradetich, Evgheny Kolossov, Miloslav Jelineck, Catalin Rotaru, Dan Styffe, Jean-Marc Faucher, Bernard Salles, Hein Van de Geyn, Julien Duthu and others. Mini-bass classes, too. Instruments available for masterclasses if you cannot travel with your own. For more information, click here.
An international doublebass masterclass 2010 with Christine Hoock will be held at the Fondazione Musicale Santa Cecilia – Portogruaro, Italy from August 21 to 29. The beautiful town of Portogruaro is known as the "town of the arcades," just a few kilometers from the sea and 50 kilometers from Venice. Born as a river port in the 12th century, it is crossed by the Lemene River, where ancient palaces in Venetian Gothic style overlook the river banks. For more information go to www.fmsantacecilia.it or email Christine.hoock@t-online.de. For an application email masterclass2010@fmsantacecilia.it.
September
The International Johann Matthias Sperger Society, www.spergergesellschaft.de, announces the 6th International Sperger Competition for Double Bass, to be held September 12-19, 2010, in Schloss Burg-Namedy/Andernach a.Rhein, Germany, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Patron. The competition will be limited to 50 participants. The new deadline for applications is August 15, 2010, age limit 35. First prize is 5,000 Euros. For details on the program, jury and an application, go to www.spergerwettbewerb.de. For information contact artistic director Klaus Trumpf, Meistersingerstr.7, D-14471 Potsdam, Germany, tele/fax:+49-(0)331-9512556, info@klaus-trumpf-sperger.de.
The 10th International Double Convention and Competition, Brno, Czech Republic, Miloslav Jelinek, artistic director, will be September 20-26, 2010. Attendees will study solo repertoire and orchestral excerpts and attend recitals, seminars, and exhibits. The faculty will include Esra Atalay, Gottfried Engels, Miloslav Gajdos, Frithjof-Martin Grabner, Wolfgang Guettler, Mette Hanskov, Pavel Horak, Petru Iuga, Petr Korinek, Tzvetomir Lazarov, Irena Olkiewicz, Vassilis Papavassiliou, Miloslav Raisigl, Song Yi, Radoslav Sasina, Martin Sranko, Einars Upatnieks, Jiri Valenta and Jakub Waldmann. Send applications, available at http://hf.jamu.cz, by July 15, 2010 to HF JAMU, Komenského nám. 6, 662 15 Brno, Czech Republic, fax +420 542 591 633, or email to konarkova@jamu.cz. For more information about the convention or the competition, email jelinekmilos@volny.cz or konarkova@jamu.cz.
October
BASS2010 will be held October 5-10, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Following the success of BASS2008 in Paris is a week in the heart of Germany at the University of Arts Berlin and the Music Conservatory Hanns Eisler Berlin, with concerts and masterclasses by Franco Petracchi, Thomas Martin, Catalin Rotaru, Thierry Barbé, Klaus Stoll, Tom Knific, Stefano Scodanibbio, Michael Wolf, Hans Sturm, Todd Coolman, Leon Bosch, Christine Hoock, Phil Palombi, Jeff Bradetich, Barre Philips, John Goldsby, Paul Ellison, Bozo Paradzik, The BassGang, Barry Green, Michinori Bunya, Esko Laine, Roman Patkolo, David Murray, Guiseppe Ettore, Janne Saksala, Kristin Korb, Duncan McTier, Dan Styffe, Kazuo Okuda, Caroline Emery, Volkan Orhon, Miloslav Jelinek, Mini Schulz, Edmond Cheng, Fausto Borem, Dieter Manderscheid, Paul Erhard, Jimmi Roger Pederson and Andreas Bennetzen. Also part of the week will be an exhibit hall and solo and jazz competitions with first prizes of 5,000 Euros, and a youth competition. For information on the competitions and registration for BASS2010, go to www.bass2010.com.
Bassiona Amorosa, the international double bass ensemble from Germany, will play a concert in Carnegie Hall in the Isaac Stern Auditorium, New York City, on Friday, October 22, 2010. To purchase tickets and for concert Information call 212-247-7800 or go to www.carnegiehall.org.
November
Chris White, Virginia Symphony assistant principal bassist, will be joined by VSO violinist Pavel Ilyashov in two performances of Bottesini's Grand Duo Concertante with the orchestra. Performances are on November 18, 2010 at St. Bede's Church in Williamsburg, VA, and November 20th at Regent University in Virginia Beach. For performance times and ticket information contact VSO Director of Public Relations Donna Hudgins at dhudgins@virginiasymphony.org.
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