Concordia College – Moorhead

Quick Facts

Gregory Hamilton, bass faculty

General Statistics

  • US News Ranking: #115 (tie) in National Liberal Arts Colleges
  • US News Overall Score (out of 100): 50
  • Tuition & Fees 2016-17: $36,878
  • Room & Board 2016-17: $7,810
  • Total Enrollment: 2,177
  • Acceptance Rate (from 2015): 78%
  • Student – Faculty Ratio: 11:1
  • 4 year graduation rate: 68%
  • % of undergrads receiving Financial aid: 72%
  • Average Financial Aid: $20,862

Double Bass Statistics

  • Average number of undergraduate bass students: 10
  • Studio Class, Orchestral Repertoire Class, Bass Ensembles

Perspectives from the Bass Faculty

Q: What are some of your favorite experiences teaching at your school?

A: Double Bass Choir playing in chapel, Double Bass Day

Concordia College is known for its music education program. We have just as many non-music majors in the orchestra as we do music majors which makes for a great atmosphere.

About The Bass Faculty

Before joining the Music Department at Concordia College, Gregory Hamilton was the Executant Senior Lecturer of Cello at the University of Otago in New Zealand. Prior to this he taught at Illinois State University for ten years where he was a founding member of the Ricard Piano Trio. While in New Zealand, Greg made many solo appearances and was frequently heard on Concert-FM Radio New Zealand broadcasts, the Otago Daily Times calling him a “master of the instrument”. He also served as president of the String Teachers Association of New Zealand Aotearoa and was a national adjudicator for the Chamber Music New Zealand competition.

Greg is a former member of the Columbus (Ohio) Symphony and has toured and recorded as a part-time member of the Houston Symphony. Highlights from his extensive international travels include working with underprivileged children in Argentina, appearing on live broadcasts on German Public Radio of Cologne, teaching at the Seville Conservatory in Spain, participating in the William Pleeth masterclasses at the Aldeburgh Festival, and performing chamber music at the Festival dei due Mondi (Italy) and Canterbury Music Festival (England). He also served as principal cello of the Spoleto Festival Orchestra.

Dr. Hamilton received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Kansas, which culminated in a lecture recital on the origins of cello literature and performance. Prior to this he was a student of Bernard Greenhouse at Rutgers University, Raya Garbousova at Northern Illinois University and Richard Kapuscinski at the Oberlin Conservatory. Current areas of research include a recent enthusiasm and passion for playing and teaching the double bass. Last year his solo CD “The Hollywood Cello”, featuring works by film composers of the Golden Era, was released by Soundset Recordings which attracted considerable attention, including this review from Fanfare Magazine:

“A first-class release… Hamilton has cleverly assembled a program unlikely to duplicate anything in your collection.  Many of these works have not been recorded before…buzz and sinew are what give his playing character.  He plays these works with no shortage of expression and affection, and that goes far toward making this disc a first class release.”

Fanfare Magazine April 6, 2011

 

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