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Old 06-04-2007, 09:22 PM
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Question Isle of Man Double Bass Competition

Does anyone have any information on the Isle of Man Double Bass Competition in 1978? I've googled it and come up with a commisioned set piece - the David Ellis Sonata for solo double bass, and a couple of prize winners, but nothing on whether it was part of a festival or festival on it's own, how long it went for, where it was held, if anyone famous attended, etc.
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Old 07-23-2007, 06:32 AM
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Anyone?
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Old 01-01-2008, 10:00 AM
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Great Double Bass Race 1978

It took place at the Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin Isle of Man. I was a 13 year old kid at the time playing double bass in the Manx Youth Orchestra so it was quite a treat.
I have vivid memory of all the competitors playing "the elephant" on Port Erin prom conducted by a guy on an inflatable elephant which was filmed by the BBC
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Old 01-02-2008, 07:47 AM
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Cool! thanks for that.

Welcome to talkbass. I noticed you've just joined.

I sort of needed the information for some program notes for a research assignment I was doing back in July, but thanks all the same ^_^

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Old 12-22-2012, 02:01 PM
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A documentary about the event was recently put up on youtube, it's really fascinating to watch. Highly recommended.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTzy85j-wW4
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Old 12-22-2012, 08:23 PM
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Whoever put this on Reddit did a service to us all.
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Old 12-22-2012, 09:22 PM
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Well I posted it on /r/doublebass.
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Old 12-28-2012, 01:55 AM
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great post!
anybody knows about the istory of the Isle of Man competition after 1978?
all i can find on Google is that Duncan McTier won the 1982 edition and Chi-Chi Nwanoku won it also at some point.
there seems to be many claims on CV's but no hard facts.
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Old 12-28-2012, 08:17 AM
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great post!
anybody knows about the istory of the Isle of Man competition after 1978?
all i can find on Google is that Duncan McTier won the 1982 edition and Chi-Chi Nwanoku won it also at some point.
there seems to be many claims on CV's but no hard facts.
Hal was a prizewinner in 1982 as well.

I don't know why there isn't a website for this.
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Old 12-29-2012, 11:17 AM
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Good find! Looking forward to watching this one
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