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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 Gajdo?, 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

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