Hong Kong Double Bass Camp 2009

A friend of mine pointed me to this Hong Kong Double Bass Camp 2009. Jeff Bratetich and Bassmen will be conducting the workshop.

The period of camp residence will be from 16 Aug 2009 to 18 Aug 2009. The programme for the workshop, according to the brochure includes:

• Technique classes
• Solo Lessons
• Master Classes
• Bass Ensembles and Orchestra
• Faculty Concerts
• Team Building Game
• Student Ensemble Concert

I have enquired with the organisers and found out that the camp will be conducted mainly in English.

The web address (http://cmconcept.hk/dbcamp09) to download the form does not seem to be working. Nevertheless, one can download a copy of the form from:
http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_5a8226230100d60z.html
or http://blog.sina.com.cn/xulistudio

For enquiries on this camp, do email: bassmen.hk [at] gmail [dot] com

Emily has a double bass and a cello for sale

Emily, one of the members of d'Bassists, has a double bass as well as a cello for sale.

For more information, please contact her at email address: kontrabassist [at] gmail [dot] com. Please contact her before Aug 2009.

String Emporium

d'Bassists has recently received a message from Steve Koscica who owns and operates String Emporium.

String Emporium is mostly known for specializing in everything to do with upright basses. I understand that String Emporium has a simple service goal and that is to "offer fine quality, offer great, personal service and beat everyone’s prices!"

Do check String Emporium out here: www.stringemporium.com/basscafe.htm.

Emily Koh's Last Words

Emily Koh's Last Words (2009) for double bass and electronics will be performed in Singapore. The composer herself will be playing on the double bass.

Here are the details:

Senior Recital: Koh Pei Shan Emily, composition
19 March 2009, Thursday, 8pm
Conservatory Concert Hall, NUS, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music.
Admission is free.

Written as another musical eulogy for oneself, Last Words explores the human psyche through the last words of a myriad of dead people from different backgrounds and times such as, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte to in famous Casablanca actor Humphrey Bogart.

As the psyche refers to forces in a human being that influence thought, behavior and personality, Last Words is really a circum-retrospect of one’s concept of self at the very last living moment.

Double Bass solo in NAFA Commuter Concerts 08/09

Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts will be showcasing Commuter Concerts 08/09 with the kind support of the Lee Foundation. This concert features Jacek Mirucki on the Double Bass and Fredi Sonderegger on the Euphonium.

Date : 16 March 2009 (Mon)
Time : 6.30pm
Venue : Lee Foundation Theatre, NAFA Campus 3, 151 Bencoolen Street
Singapore 189656
Email : music@nafa.edu.sg | 6512 4179
Admission : $8 (plus $1 booking fee)
Buy your tickets on www.GATECRASH.com.sg, at any SingPost Post Office counter or S.A.M kiosk island-wide! For Credit Card phone bookings, dial 6222 5595 for the GATECRASH ticketing hotline.

Programme :

1. Henry Eccles- Sonata in G minor

2. David Gillingham: Blue Lake Fantasies

3. Robert Schumann: 3 Romanzen

4. Giovanni Bottesini: Fantasia "La Sonnambula"

5. Domenico Dragonetti: Concerto in A major

(Source: http://www.nafa.edu.sg/in_happenings/events/latest.htm)

A double bass recital on 18 Mar 2009

This is to point you to a double bass recital held in Singapore on 18 Mar 2009.

Senior Recital: Yeo Eun-Ju, Double Bass
18 Mar 2009, Wednesday, 6.30 p.m.
Conservatory Concert Hall, NUS, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music.
Admission is free.

The programme includes:

Giovanni Bottesini's Concerto in B minor
Yuri Levitin's "Allegretto" from Sonata for Double Bass, Op. 58
Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf's Concerto in E major
JS Bach's Bourrée No. 1 & 2 from Cello Suite No. 3
Giovanni Bottesini's Melodia, "Romanza Patetica"
Giovanni Bottesini's Variations on "Nel cor piu non mi sento" from Paisiello's La Molinara

A New Season - by NUS Symphony Orchestra

A New Season – Celebrating 30 Melodious Years
by NUS Symphony Orchestra (NUSSO)
14 Mar 09 (Sat), University Cultural Centre, Hall, 8pm
$15 & $18

Join the NUS Symphony Orchestra for an evening stroll through the seasons, with a perfectly themed repertoire inspired by nature. Bringing the orchestra to new heights on its 30th anniversary is the premiere of a composition by homegrown talent Emily Koh, which is wholly inspired by Man’s relationship with our environment. Infusing interactive digital media into symphonic music, this specially commissioned work is guaranteed to stimulate the senses and elevate the audience experience.



Credit: Image taken from http://www.emilykoh.net


More familiar are Smetana’s Die Moldau and excerpts from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. It is, however, Schumann’s “Spring” Symphony No. 1 that promises to be the highlight of this milestone concert – its fanfare signifying spring-awakening, with its longing for a lush springtime and the preparation for the new season.

This concert is part of the NUS Arts Festival 2009.

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Programme
SMETANA The Moldau from "My Fatherland"
VIVALDI Selections from "The Four Season"
1. Autumn
2. Winter
EMILY KOH About E.C.O.
SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, Op. 38, "Spring"