Double Bass Double Bass Audition Winners

[prelims222]

Congratulations to Sarah Hogan (IU, Rice) and Dave De Riso (rice, Rice, NWS) for winning St. Louis this past week!!

 

[B. Johnson]

Any word on the Grand Rapids Audition?? Also, the previous list of upcoming auditions left out the seattle symphony audition

 

[PrincipalBass]

Congratulations to Joseph Conyers (Curtis) on his successful audition for the principal position of Grand Rapids Symphony!!

 

[kpo]

May 8, 2005 Update:
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-1997:
Minnesota Orchestra: no winner

-1998:
Cincinntai Symhpony: Boris Astafiev (Columbus Sym)
Oregon Symphony: Jason Schooler (Cincinnati Conservatory of Music)
Minnesota Orchestra: Matthew Frischman (Curtis Institute)
Utah Symphony, Asst. Principal: Student of principal won

-1999
Los Angeles Philharmonic: David Moore (Houston Sym)
Louisville Orchestra: Kingsley Wood (Peabody Conservatory)
Houston Symphony: Ali Yazdanfar (Peabody, Rice)
New York Philharmonic: David Grossman (Student of principal/Juiliard)
Colorado Symphony: Jonathan Burnstein (Rice U.)
Charleston Symphony, Principal: Charles Barr (Curtis)
National Symphony: Ali Yazdanfar (Houston sym.)
New Mexico Symphony: Kathy Olszowka (Indiana University)
San Antonio Symphony: Zlatan Redzic (I.U.)

-2000
Kansas City Symphony, 1-year spot: Ju-Fang Liu (I.U.)
President's Own Marine Band: Eric Sabo (Arizona State U.)
Seattle Symphony: Jonathan Burnstein (Rice, Colorado Sym.)
Buffalo Philharmonic: Edmond Gnekow (I.U.)
Tulsa Phil, principal: Dan Johnson (Iowa?)
Dallas Symphony, principal: no winner?
Columbus Symphony: Jena Huebner (Peabody)
Houston Symphony: Burke Shaw
Cleveland Orchestra: Charles Carleton (Juilliard/Curtis)
San Francisco Sym., principal: Ali Yazdanfar (not retained?!)

-2001
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra: Kingsley Wood (Peabody, Louisville Orchestra)
Alabama Symphony: Long Luo (Juilliard)
Oregon Symphony: no winner (for 2 spots!)
Florida Philharmonic, principal: Shigeru Ishikawa (member of section )
Louisville Orchestra: Karl Olsen (I.U., University of Wisconsin)
Cleveland Orchestra: Eric Harris (principal St Louis) won, then left for SanFran;
...the runnerup Charles Barr (Curtis), got the job.
Montreal Sym., principal: Ali Yazdanfar (now going back to National)

-2002
Charleston Symphony, principal: Scott Pingle (Manhattan)
National Symphony: cancelled; they welcome Ali Yazdanfar back
Baltimore Symphony: Mark Huang (Nashville Symphony)
Oregon Symphony: Paul DeNola (I.U., U.S.C.)
San Francisco Sym., principal: Eric Harris (not retained?!@#!?)

-2003
Indianapolis Sym., principal: Ju-Fang Liu (I.U.)
Boston Symphony: Ben Levy (Rice U., New England Conservatory)
Calgary Philharmonic: Jeff White (I.U.)
Grant Park Orchestra: Andy Anderson (I.U.)
Nashville Symphony, principal: Joel Reist (member of section)
resulting section spot was offered to runner-up, Ryan Kamm (I.U., Boston)
Louisianna Philharmonic: Colin Corner (I.U.)
Naples Philharmonic: Matt Medlock (Boston, Rice)
New York Philharmonic: Satoshi Okamoto (San Antonio, Juilliard; student of principal)
Louisville Orchestra, principal: postponed
San Francisco Sym., principal: Hired noone again!?
San Diego, Principal and Asst.Principal: Jeremy Kurtz, principal(Curtis, Rice), Susan Wulff, Asst. (member of section, USC)

-2004:
San Fransisco, Principal, YET AGAIN!:Scott Pingel, on a Trial Year? Ira Gold, runner-up?
Chicago Lyric Opera: Andy Anderson (I.U., Grant Park)
Vancouver Symphony, associate: Colin Corner (IU, Louisiana Phil)
Detroit Symphony, Principal: No Hire....
San Antonio Symphony, Asst. Principal: Doug Balliet (Harvard)
Louisville Orchestra, Principal: Burt Witzel (Curtis Institute)
St Louis Symphony: (2 positions) audition delayed finished until May 2005
Winnipeg, Principal: Merideth "Bob" Johnson, I think, was the winner?

-2005
Ottawa: National Arts Center, Principal: Ben Jensen (I.U.) playing trial weeks
Milwaukee Symphony: Principal AND Ass't Principal: Travis Gore and Zach_ playing trial weeks in June....
Detroit Symphony AGAIN: Principal: not even any finalists?
St Louis, 2 positions: Sarah Hogan (IU, Rice, SLSO 1-yr sub!) and Dave DeRiso (Rice, New World, SLSO sub-runner-up!)
Grand Rapids, Principal: Joe Conyers (Curtis)

***Coming Soon***
Metropolitan Opera!; Seattle Symphony; National Symphony(2 positions), ...another Detroit...? ...more Biggies?

 

[ehdbl1]

Just to clarify, Dave Deriso is not and has not subbed in SLSO. He was runner up in the 1-year replacement audition held last year in which Sarah Hogan was offered the job.

 

[kpo]

Just to clarify, Dave Deriso is not and has not subbed in SLSO. He was runner up in the 1-year replacement audition held last year in which Sarah Hogan was offered the job.

Thanks for the clarification.
Rock on, Sarah, Dave and Joe!

 

[paul]

Sarah Hogan, if you stumble upon this, CONGRATULATIONS! You may not remember but I shared a stand with you at Interlochen back in 1995 Send me a note!

 

[SueBassics]

May 8, 2005 Update:
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-2003

San Diego, Principal and Asst.Principal: Jeremy Kurtz, principal(Curtis, Rice), Susan Wulff, Asst. (member of section)

I went to USC and studied with Dennis Trembly. I work with David Allen Moore from time to time when preparing for auditions.

 

[Ben Joella]

May 8, 2005 Update:
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-2003

San Diego, Principal and Asst.Principal: Jeremy Kurtz, principal(Curtis, Rice), Susan Wulff, Asst. (member of section)

I went to USC and studied with Dennis Trembly. I work with David Allen Moore from time to time when preparing for auditions.

Hi Sue.

 

[kpo]

Hi Sue.

Hi there, Mr Joella... you play in Grand Rapids? your new principal will be awesome.

Alas, Joe played **right before** me in the semis, which I knew was not good for me...!

 

[JGGBassPlya]

I can't believe how dumb they are.....They held the audition and had around 30 people come in for the audition and to only get to the finals and then just up and send everyone home. Like they are good enough to do that. I don't understand what is up with that.......does anyone else have any insight?

 

[Ben Joella]

Hi there, Mr Joella... you play in Grand Rapids? your new principal will be awesome.

Alas, Joe played **right before** me in the semis, which I knew was not good for me...!

Yep. I'm on a one year contract and was really pumped to take the pricipal audition. Alas, five days before the audition, my wife nailed a sweet conducting gig in Boca Raton, Fl. We decided to move, and with all of the wind out of my sails, I decided I would restart in Fl and did not take the principal audition. I can't compete for something that I know I am not going to take.

From what I heard though, you must have played great, cause they were quite pleased with all of the semi finalists. They said everything just went especially well for Joseph.

 

[BrokenElevator]

I can't believe how dumb they are.....They held the audition and had around 30 people come in for the audition and to only get to the finals and then just up and send everyone home. Like they are good enough to do that. I don't understand what is up with that.......does anyone else have any insight?

My, my, how quickly they forget. It wasn't that long ago (1997 I think) when less than 10 people showed up for a permanent full-time bass job with their group.

Those guys sure have come a long way from basically being bankrupt, defunct, and out in the streets for half a decade. Maybe when all those bassists (60 or 70?) showed up for the audition in 2001, their egos got stroked and they forgot about their humble beginnings?

Just my opinion.

 

[kpo]

My, my, how quickly they forget. It wasn't that long ago (1997 I think) when less than 10 people showed up for a permanent full-time bass job with their group.

Those guys sure have come a long way from basically being bankrupt, defunct, and out in the streets for half a decade. Maybe when all those bassists (60 or 70?) showed up for the audition in 2001, their egos got stroked and they forgot about their humble beginnings?

Just my opinion.

Surely, the committees just want to find the best player, but these sorts of things do really raise eyebrows

I remember the 2001 audition was run a bit oddly, and they ended up telling a friend that his nice old Itlaian bass sounded "too woody".

That's right, they said "too woody".

 

[G-force]

Too woody , that's awesome...I remember a friend of mine who was told that his sound was too even in all the registers...

 

[kpo]

JUNE 22, 2005 Update: = Indiana University grad
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-1997:
Minnesota Orchestra: no winner

-1998:
Cincinntai Symhpony: Boris Astafiev (Columbus Sym)
Oregon Symphony: Jason Schooler (Cincinnati Conservatory of Music)
Minnesota Orchestra: Matthew Frischman (Curtis Institute)
Utah Symphony, Asst. Principal: Student of principal won

-1999
Los Angeles Philharmonic: David Moore (Houston Sym)
Louisville Orchestra: Kingsley Wood (Peabody Conservatory)
Houston Symphony: Ali Yazdanfar (Peabody, Rice)
New York Philharmonic: David Grossman (Student of principal/Juiliard)
Colorado Symphony: Jonathan Burnstein (Rice U.)
Charleston Symphony, Principal: Charles Barr (Curtis)
National Symphony: Ali Yazdanfar (Houston sym.)
New Mexico Symphony: Kathy Olszowka (Indiana University)
San Antonio Symphony: Zlatan Redzic (I.U.)

-2000
Kansas City Symphony, 1-year spot: Ju-Fang Liu (I.U.)
President's Own Marine Band: Eric Sabo (Arizona State U.)
Seattle Symphony: Jonathan Burnstein (Rice, Colorado Sym.)
Buffalo Philharmonic: Edmond Gnekow (I.U.)
Tulsa Phil, principal: Dan Johnson (Iowa?)
Dallas Symphony, principal: no winner?
Columbus Symphony: Jena Huebner (Peabody)
Houston Symphony: Burke Shaw
Cleveland Orchestra: Charles Carleton (Juilliard/Curtis)
San Francisco Sym., principal: Ali Yazdanfar (not retained?!)

-2001
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra: Kingsley Wood (Peabody, Louisville Orchestra)
Alabama Symphony: Long Luo (Juilliard)
Oregon Symphony: no winner (for 2 spots!)
Florida Philharmonic, principal: Shigeru Ishikawa (member of section )
Louisville Orchestra: Karl Olsen (I.U., U-Wisconsin)
Cleveland Orchestra: Eric Harris (principal St Louis) won, then left for SanFran;
...the runnerup Charles Barr (Curtis), got the job.
Montreal Sym., principal: Ali Yazdanfar (now going back to National)

-2002
Charleston Symphony, principal: Scott Pingle (Manhattan)
National Symphony: cancelled; they welcome Ali Yazdanfar back
Baltimore Symphony: Mark Huang (Nashville Symphony)
Oregon Symphony: Paul DeNola (I.U., U.S.C.)
San Francisco Sym., principal: Eric Harris (not retained?!@#!?)

-2003
Indianapolis Sym., principal: Ju-Fang Liu (I.U.)
Boston Symphony: Ben Levy (Rice U., New England Conservatory)
Calgary Philharmonic: Jeff White (I.U.)
Grant Park Orchestra: Andy Anderson (I.U.)
Nashville Symphony, principal: Joel Reist (member of section)
resulting section spot was offered to runner-up, Ryan Kamm (I.U., Boston)
Louisianna Philharmonic: Colin Corner (I.U.)
Naples Philharmonic: Matt Medlock (Boston, Rice)
New York Philharmonic: Satoshi Okamoto (San Antonio, Juilliard; student of principal)
Louisville Orchestra, principal: postponed
San Francisco Sym., principal: Hired noone again!?
San Diego, Principal and Asst.Principal: Jeremy Kurtz, principal(Curtis, Rice), Susan Wulff, Asst. (member of section, USC)

-2004:
San Fransisco, Principal, YET AGAIN!:Scott Pingel, on a Trial Year? Ira Gold, runner-up?
Chicago Lyric Opera: Andy Anderson (I.U., Grant Park)
Vancouver Symphony, associate: Colin Corner (IU, Louisiana Phil)
Detroit Symphony, Principal: No Hire....
San Antonio Symphony, Asst. Principal: Doug Balliet (Harvard)
Louisville Orchestra, Principal: Burt Witzel (Curtis Institute)
St Louis Symphony: (2 positions) audition delayed finished until May 2005
Winnipeg, Principal: Merideth "Bob" Johnson, I think, was the winner?

-2005
Ottawa: National Arts Center, Principal: Ben Jensen (I.U.) playing trial weeks
Milwaukee Symphony: Principal AND Ass't Principal: Travis Gore and Zach_ playing trial weeks in June....
Detroit Symphony AGAIN: Principal: not even any finalists?
St Louis, 2 positions: Sarah Hogan (IU, Rice, SLSO 1-yr sub!) and Dave DeRiso (Rice, New World, SLSO sub-runner-up!)
Grand Rapids, Principal: Joe Conyers (Curtis)
Alabama: no winner??
Metropolitan Opera Association: Dan Krekler (IU, Minn., MSM)
Seattle: Joe Kauffman (UNT)
National Symphony, 2 positions: Ira Gold! ...other position remains open
Calgary Philharmonic: Tom McGary (IU)

= Indiana University grad.

 

[JGGBassPlya]

Seattle was won by Joel Kauffman who is from UNT and Dan Kreckler did his undergrad at IU then masters at Univ of Minnesota with Pete lloyd and then orchestral performance cirtificate at Manhattan School of muisc the finalist in alabama were two guys from CCM one was named Dan who was also runner up in Grand Rapids I believe and my old teacher Mike Hill who is principal Orlando Phil and an Old School curtis grad student of Roger Scott

 

[kpo]

Seattle was won by Joel Kauffman who is from UNT and Dan Kreckler did his undergrad at IU ... the finalist in alabama were two guys from CCM one was named Dan who was also runner up in Grand Rapids I believe

Yeah, Joe K.! We were in the 2000 NRO section together... half that section has major jobs now, 5 years later!!!
Dan K. has done great things, and Dan Pendlay from CCM was a really fun guy to play with in Aspen Chamber... that section now *almost* all has jobs... Dan will win soon; I keep getting to semis and Dan P. keeps going to finals! Will Dan or Bruya win first? It's a race!

 

[bassgirl15]

Don't know why I feel compelled to makes this correction, but Dan Krekeler grew up in MN and studied with Peter in high school. Then to IU for BM, Yale for MM, MSM for the Master's in Orchestral Performance. There studied with Tim Cobb and outside of school with Leigh Mesh. Rock on, Dan!!!!

 

[JGGBassPlya]

Dan told mr hurst that he went to Minnesota for his masters but whatever