It is my pleasure to bring you this great interview with Pittsburgh
Symphony principal bassist Jeff Turner for this week's episode of
Contrabass Conversations. Jeff has excellent advice for musicians, and
he reflects on his early years on the instrument in this very engaging
interview. You will also be hearing a double bass feature from the
Lascivious Biddies on this episode. Enjoy!_________CBC 26: Jeff Turner interviewRelease Date: 6/24/07Length: 30:44Website: www.contrabassconversations.comE-mail: contrabassconversations@gmail.comBlog: www.doublebassblog.comPodcast forums: www.talkbass.com/cbcPodcast T-shirts, hats, and more: www.cafepress.com/doublebassMySpace: www.myspace.com/cbcpodcastTheme song by Eric Hochberg: www.erichochberg.comYou can always call 206-666-6509 to leave a message and join in the conversation!To get Contrabass Conversations downloaded automatically to your computer (for free!), you can subscribe in iTunes: Click here to subscribe through e-mail or through another program besides iTunesClick to listen (right-click to download)or click player below:News and Notes:-This show is brought to you by TalkBass.com, the largest community of bassists on the Internet. Join in the conversation at talkbass.com/cbc.-I??d
like to thank Paul Determan for setting this up for us. It should prove
to add a great new dimension to the podcast, and I urge listeners to
visit the forums and give their input on the episodes. A direct link is
available at the podcast website or on my blog at www.doublebassblog.com.After
the interview, we??ll be featuring a few musical selections, but let??s
get into our interview with Jeff Turner. Here we go!Today??s Guest ?? Jeff TurnerPrincipal Bass, Pittsburgh SymphonyAbout Jeff:Principal
Bass Jeffrey Turner joined the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1987.
He served as Principal Bass of the New American Chamber Orchestra from
1984 to 1986 and became a member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in
1986. Mr. Turner, a native of South Carolina, holds a Bachelor of Music
degree from the Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester.
His teachers include James VanDemark, Lawrence Hurst and Robert
Gladstone.Mr. Turner serves on the faculties of Duquesne
University and Carnegie Mellon University. He is the Artistic Director
of the City Music Center??s Young Bassist Program, and gives annual
seminars and master classes at universities and conservatories
throughout the world. He has also served as Visiting Professor at the
Eastman School of Music and Lecturer at the University of Maryland.Mr.
Turner has been a resident artist for many annual festivals including
the Pacific Music Festival in Japan and the Korsholm Festival in
Finland. He has been featured as a presenter at the conventions of The
International Society of Bassists, and has served on the faculty of The
Asian Youth Orchestra (Hong Kong) under the direction of Lord Yehudi
Menuhin. Mr. Turner is a faculty member of the National Orchestral
Institute. As winner of the Y Music Society??s Passamaneck Award,
Jeffrey Turner appeared in a critically acclaimed recital at Carnegie
Music Hall in 1989. He was also a winner of the 1990 Pittsburgh Concert
Society??s Artist Award.INTERVIEWMusical SelectionsSummertime from Brother LoveVisit him online at www.brotherloverocks.comOdd Bird by the Lascivious BiddiesVisit them online at www.biddies4ever.comMusic provided by the Podsafe Music Network. Visit them online at www.music.podshow.comNews and Notes:-Grillo studied with Jeff-Ranaan Meyer ?? upcoming guest -I wrote about Time for Three (Ranaan??s trio) for the Take a Friend to Orchestra initiative on Adaptistration-Gary Karr videos on blogVisit my bass blog videos for all Gary Karr selectionssee my Amati bass recital video-auditions tab-luthiers project-music injury/prevention projectRelated Posts:John Grillo recital - interview part 1 part 2 part 3Rob Kassinger interviewMichael Hovnanian interviewGreg Sarchet interviewLawrence Hurst interview part 1 part 2Rabbath interview part 1 part 2Ira Gold interview part 1 part 2
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