Cello/Bass Day
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A day for cellists and bassists of all ages and
abilities – middle school through college and
adult
Saturday, October 27, 2012
9:00 am – 5:30 pm
Hosted by
Brooks Whitehouse, Artist-Teacher of Cello at UNCSA
Paul Sharpe, Artist-Teacher of Double Bass at UNCSA
Schedule
9:00 – 10:00 am
10:30 -12:00 pm
12:00-1:00 pm
1:15-2:45pm
2:45-3:45 pm
4:00-5:30 pm
Technique Workshops – Adv., Int., and Beg.
Ensemble Reading Session, Rm. 167
Lunch at UNCSA cafeteria (bring about $7)
Masterclasses
Cello - Hood Recital Hall, Gray Building
Bass – Crawford Hall, Gray Building
Ensemble Dress Rehearsals
Final Concert – Crawford Hall - featuring cello and
bass ensembles, select student soloists, all
registrants, and “Low and Lower” (Brooks
Whitehouse and Paul Sharpe)
For further information and registration materials go to
GetLowandLower.com and click on Low String Day
Paul Sharpe is the Artist-Teacher of Double Bass at the University of North Carolina
School of the Arts, and is active internationally as an orchestral and chamber musician
and as a soloist. In the past several years he has performed in recital and presented
masterclasses at Brazil’s International Double Bass Encounter, France’s Bass2008, the
World Bass Festival in Poland, many national and regional double bass symposiums, the
Cleveland Institute, the University of Iowa, the University of Michigan, University of
North Texas, and Interlochen Arts Academy. He has performed as soloist with the
Orquestra de Camara Theatro Sao Pedro (Porto Allegre, Brazil), Fairbanks Summer Arts
Festival Orchestra, Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Chamber Orchestra, and
Anchorage Youth Symphony Orchestra. He greatly enjoys performing with the eclectic
bass quartet, Bad Boys of Double Bass. Prior to his appointment at UNCSA, he was a
tenured professor at Texas Tech University, adjunct faculty at University of North Texas,
and an instructor at Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), and the Preucil School of
Music. His principal teachers are Jeff Bradetich and Diana Gannett. He has been a
frequent reviewer of new publications, music, and recordings for Double Bassist and the
International Society of Bassists
Cellist Brooks Whitehouse has performed throughout the US and abroad, holding
Artists-in-Residence positions at SUNY Stony Brook, the Guild Hall in East Hampton,
NY, the University of Virginia and The Tanglewood Music Center. As founding
members of The Guild Trio Whitehouse and his wife, violinist Janet Orenstein won both
the "USIA Artistic Ambassador" and "Chamber Music Yellow Springs" competitions,
and with that ensemble they have performed and held master classes throughout the
United States and Canada, as well as in Norway, Turkey, the former Yugoslavia,
Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Portugal, France and Australia. As a soloist
Whitehouse has appeared with the Boston Pops, the New England Chamber Orchestra,
and the Nashua, New Brunswick, Billings, and Owensboro Symphonies. He has appeared
in recital throughout the northeastern United States, and his performances have been
broadcast on WQXR's "McGraw-Hill Young Artist Showcase", WNYC's "Around New
York," and the Australian and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation networks. As guest
artist he has appeared with the American Chamber Players, the New Millennium
Ensemble, the JU Piano Trio, The Apple Hill Chamber Players, the Atelier Ensemble and
the New Zealand String Quartet. Whitehouse has recorded for Bridge Records and the
Centaur, CRI, and Innova labels, and is Artist/Professor of Cello at UNCSA.