Today, I’m flying to Denton, Texas for the 2nd International Bradetich Competition!

Be sure to like the Bradetich Foundation’s Facebook page and follow along via email for coverage from this event.

You can also Click here to download a copy of the schedule and follow along.

The Bay Area Lost a Great Bassist

Randy Keith, a longtime fixture in the San Francisco Bay Area double bass scene, passed away on August 25th.  Randy was a warm and generous person, and we all miss him!

Here’s a shot of Randy and the rest of us in the bass section on a pops gig earlier this year:

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He was a great guy!

Orchestral Auditioning Class

Gaelen McCormick will be starting her How to Win an Orchestral Audition class this week.  Gaelen is the author of the Mastering the Bow series from Carl Fischer:

She and I chatted about the third volume on the podcast back in June, and I also featured her in last year’s book Winning the Audition.

Training a New Generation of Luthiers in Trinidad and Tobago

Caitlyn Kamminga teaches at the University of Trinidad and Tobago and has had one of the most fascinating career paths imaginable.

Through a partnership with Luthiers Without Borders (suggested to her by Paul Ellison), her students Akil Patrick and Dionne Ayana Smith are attending attend internships in the United States at Potter Violins in Maryland and Huthmaker Violins in Atlanta, Georgia.

These students will help to fill a critical shortage of luthiers for this small Caribbean nation.

Caitlyn and I also chatted recently for the podcast, and we talked about these interning student luthiers.  Look for that interview soon!

More Cool Happenings and Clickable Stuff

New Video from Adam Booker

We’ll wrap up this week’s news with this new video from past podcast guest Adam Booker.  In this video, Adam covers pre-amps from Grace Designs, FeLiX and BiX.

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