- State: California
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Oscar Hidalgo, bass faculty
General Statistics
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- Tuition & Fees 2016-17: $43,986
- Room & Board 2016-17: $12,000
- Total Enrollment: 1,448
- Acceptance Rate (from 2015): 25%
- 4 year graduation rate: 49%
Double Bass Statistics
- Average number of undergraduate bass students: 2-3
- Average number of graduate bass students: 2
- Bass Ensembles, new music, experimental & multi media
What Alumni Are Doing
- Michael Hovnanian (Chicago Symphony)
Perspectives from the Bass Faculty
Q: What are some of your favorite experiences teaching at your school?
A: The openness and enthusiasm of the students.
The program is heavily oriented to jazz and world music. I, however, teach classical bass technique with an emphasis on musicality as an option to students who wish to explore that aspect as well.
About Oscar Hidalgo
Experience:
- Associate Principal Bass-Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra 1996-Present
- Acting Principal Bass-Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra 1996-97, 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
- Freelance Artist in the Los Angeles Area 1983-Present
Performances with the following organizations:
- Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
- Los Angeles Opera
- Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
- Pasadena Symphony
- Long Beach Symphony
- Ojai Music Festival
- Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra
- Japan America Symphony Orchestra
- Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra
- San Diego Symphony
- Pacific Symphony
Other experience:
- Recording Artist for Motion Picture and Television Industries 1993-Present
- Solo Double Bass for the White Oak Dance Project 1991-1992
- Freelance Artist in Europe 1985-1986
Performances with the following organizations
- The Wardrobes: A Double Bass Ensemble- London, England
- Rossini International Opera Festival- Pesaro, Italy
- Vienna Chamber Orchestra-Vienna, Austria
- Chamber Orchestra Per Musica-Amsterdam, Netherlands
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