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About the 2024 Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium
Presenters of the 2024 Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium included Gaelen McCormick, Patricia Weitzel, Max Dimoff, Nick Meyers, Jeff Mangone, the PSO bass section, and Carnegie Mellon University Double Bass faculty, Micah Howard and Peter Guild. There was a special guest appearance by Carl Anderson, and Jason Heath covered the event.
Sponsors/Exhibitors included Shank’s Strings, Heartland Double Bass Shop, Bob’s House of Basses, Guarneri House, Upton Bass, and Bowed String Shop.
Check out Jason Heath’s review of the 2024 Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium!
Max Dimoff Class
Mr. Dimoff critiqued the following students of the Carnegie Mellon Double Bass Studio:
Brian Bera, Master of Music: Prelude from Bach’s First Cello Suite
Fernando Almeida, Advanced Music Studies: Exposition of the first movement of the Koussevitsky Double Bass Concerto; Verdi’s Otello Double Bass Soli; Ginastera’s Variaciones concertantes, variation X; Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben, #9
Daniel Ryan, Advanced Music Studies: Gigue from Bach’s Third Cello Suite; Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, Mvt. 3, trio; Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony, Mvt.1; Mozart’s Symphony No. 35, Mvt. 4
Nathan Graham, Advanced Music Studies: Exposition to the first Movement of the Andres Martin Concerto; Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, Mvt. 3, scherzo and trio; Mozart’s Symphony No. 39, Mvt. 1; Brahms’ Symphony No. 2, Mvt. 1, Letter E
Jeff Mangone Class
Mr. Mangone critiqued the following students of the Carnegie Mellon Double Bass Studio:
Brian Bera, Master of Music: Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings, Verdi’s La Traviata, Beethoven 9 Recitative, and Verdi’s Otello
Henry Samuels, Advanced Music Studies: Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier, Verdi’s Falstaff, and Verdi’s Rigoletto
Gaelen McCormick Presentation
Ms. McCormick gave a presentation on Performance Preparation. Audience members had the opportunity to participate in Q and A during the presentation.
Nicholas Myers Performance
Carl Anderson, Double Bass
Rodrigo Ojeda, Piano
Suite No. 5 for Unaccompanied Cello in B minor, BWV 1011 by J. S. Bach, Nicholas Myers
Grand Duetto No. 3 for Two Double Basses, Giovanni Bottesini, Nicholas Myers and Carl Anderson
Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Adolf Misek, Nicholas Myers and Rodrigo Ojeda
Patricia Weitzel Class
Ms. Weitzel critiqued the following students of the Carnegie Mellon Double Bass Studio:
Isabella St. John, Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Eccles, Mvts. 1 and 2
Gemma Washington, Bachelor of Music: Dragonetti Concerto, Mvt. 1
Sruti Bapatla, Bachelor of Engineering Studies and Arts: Gigue from Bach’s 1st Cello Suite
Henry Samuels, Advanced Music Studies: Courante from Bach’s 5th Cello Suite
Rodrigo Ojeda, piano
PSO Bass Section Performance
Guests:
Rodrigo Ojeda, piano
Dylan Naroff, Violin
Tania Grubbs, Vocalist
Allemande from J. S. Bach’s Second Suite for Unaccompanied Cello in D Minor and “The Mystery” by Xavier Foley, performed by Drew Collins
Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 for Double Bass and Piano by Robert Schumann (1810-1856), performed by John Moore and Rodrigo Ojeda
Duettini Concertati for Violin and Double Bass by Virgilio Mortari, performed by Dylan Naroff, Aaron White, and Rodrigo Ojeda
Prelude, Op. 32, No. 1 and Scherzo Op. 32, No.2 by Reinhold Gliere, performed by Jeff Grubbs and Rodrigo Ojeda
– Short Intermission –
Sonata in E Minor for Double Bass and Piano, Andante Moderato by Vilmos Montag (1908 – 1991), performed by Brandon McClean and Rodrigo Ojeda
Elegie, Op. 3, No.1 by Serge Rachmaninoff, performed by Joe Campagna and Rodrigo Ojeda
“La Sonnambula” Fantasy by Giovanni Bottesini, performed by Micah Howard and Rodrigo Ojeda
“Porgy and Bass” by Rachel Martins, performed by Peter Guild and Rodrigo Ojeda
“Darlingtonia Wayside” by Peter Guild, performed by Peter Guild and Micah Howard
“White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane and Arranged by Peter Guild for Vocalist and Double Bass Trio, performed by Tania Grubbs, Jeff Grubbs, Peter Guild, and Micah Howard
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