CBC 150: ISB 2011 Convention details
It’s official! Make plans to celebrate the Summer of Bass Love at the 2011 ISB Convention, June 5-11, at San Francisco State University. Stay tuned for details and mark your calendars!
We’re doing a brief podcast interview today with Barry Green, who we recently featured in an interview/performance episode on Contrabass Conversations. Barry describes the setting for the 2011 convention (which will be awesome!), and some other details that I’m sure will make you excited for this event. Enjoy!
Membership month at the International Society of Bassists
It’s Membership Month for the International Society of Bassists! The ISB’s membership drive honorary co-chairs Ron Carter and Hal Robinson invite you and your colleagues and students to join or renew during the month of February.
From Ron Carter:
“It seems as if I’ve been a member of the ISB since the the first blues line was played! It was a great choice of notes, as good a choice as joining this Society. I’ve met some fantastic people along the way, played on some fantastic instruments, new and old, and heard some fantastic performances. When you join, you’ll be sharing these things with me.” – Ron Carter
Ron Carter, jazz legend and recipient of the ISB’s 20009 Distinguished Achievement Award in recognition of his unparalleled career, supports our forum for bassists around the world to learn from each other with his own membership. That’s why it’s so important that the ISB continues not just to survive, but thrive. Acclaimed Philadelphia Orchestra principal bass and soloist Hal Robinson has also been an integral part of the ISB throughout his stellar career:
From Hal Robinson:
“In all my years in the orchestra business (35 so far), it has become obvious to me that the bass section is the coolest section in the orchestra. Bass players get along. We play well with others. We also show up when it’s time to serve on committees and mix with audiences. I am so very proud to be a member of this Bass Fraternity. One of the best ways for you to join in this fraternity is to become a member of the ISB. When you think of all the players and teachers we respect and want to emulate, nearly all of them are members of the ISB. Please join or renew today and hang with the cool players. Through the inspirational conventions and the magazine and website, we’ll all share in the fun!” – Hal Robinson
Membership is the life blood of any organization. As a current member of the ISB, we are grateful to you for your continuing support – and we need your help! We challenge you to sign up a fellow bassist during our February membership drive. Members receive Bass World magazine and monthly e-newsletters, and are among the first to hear of double bass events and competitions. Ask a friend, colleague or student to go to www.isbworldoffice.com/join_isb and join online or download a membership application and mail it in.
International Society of Bassists Online Store recordings
The International Society of Bassists Online Store continues to expand its offerings at a brisk pace, with almost 60 recordings at the time of this post and more being added every month. If you’re a bassist, get in touch with Madeleine Crouch (info -at- isbworldoffice.com) and see if you can get your recording listed in this new store devoted exclusively to bassists.
A new (and welcome) addition to this store is the inclusion of many audio snippets from these recordings. Check out these CDs, listen to available samples, and support these artists and the ISB in the process.
Follow the ISB on Facebook and Twitter
I recently got back from Dallas from an International Society of Bassists board meeting and full of energy and enthusiasm after being around this great bunch of creative movers and shakers in the double bass community. We’ve got some great things to announce, including the location for the 2011 ISB convention, but more on that later…
Do you use Facebook? How about Twitter? If so, follow the ISB on these social networks and receive the latest updates on all things bass
Xavier Foley performs the Bottesini Concerto
Atlanta Symphony bassist Doug Sommer sent me a couple of videos featuring his student Xavier Foley, who took 1st Place for the 14 and under division of the 2009 International Society of Bassists Solo Competition. What a player!
Both of these videos feature Xavier performing the first movement of the Bottesini Concerto. In the first video, Xavier is performing in a recital this past April in Atlanta:
…and the second is of Xavier at the ISB Convention this past June:
About Xavier Foley:
Xavier Foley is a 14 year old bassist from Marietta GA, a suburb of Atlanta. He is a member of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Talent Develpment Program, a program designed to nurture promising young African American and Latino classical musicians. He is a member of the Atlanta Youth Symphony Orchestra. I started him on the bass just a little over 3 years ago. He is an amazing talent. This summer he is at BUTI. He plays a double bass made by Rumano Solano that is a copy of Edgar Meyer’s Gabrielli.
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