I want to pursue a major in Music Performance on the Double Bass. I began playing the double bass when I was nine. For the past six years, I have been a member of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies and I am currently the principal bassist of the top orchestra, Symphony. I also participated in the Minnesota All-State Orchestra, and numerous other ensembles at my high school. I take private lessons with Irving Steinberg, and have done so for the past five years. Below, I have listed recent etudes, exercises, and solo repertoire that I have prepared and studied with Mr. Steinberg.
Etudes and Exercises:
- Franz Simandl, New Method for the Double Bass, Vol. I & II
- Stuart Sankey, Orchestral Excerpts from the Symphonic Repertoire, Vol. V, VI, VII, & IX
- 30 Etudes for String Bass, Franz Simandl
- Various Scale Warm-ups (2 & 3 octaves)
Solo Repertoire:
- Concerto No. 2, Giovanni Bottesini
- Concerto for Double Bass in D-major, Johann Baptist Vanhal
- Konzert in E-Dur, Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf
- Chanson Triste, Serge Koussevitzky
- Valse Miniature, Serge Koussevitzky
- D. Dragonetti Concerto
- Sonata in G-minor for Double Bass, Henry Eccles
I participated in my high school's pit orchestra for the last theatrical performance of my high school career. We prepared and performed the musical "Grease". I played the electric bass guitar.
I have been involved in Jazz Band since freshman year of high school. There, I bettered my improvisation skills and contributed to the combo groups formed within the band. I played acoustic bass and electric bass guitar.
I auditioned for the East Ridge High School Advanced Orchestra and got in my freshman year. I participated in the orchestra all four years of high school.
I began playing with the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS) when I was in 7th grade. Since then, I have participated in five of the ten orchestras in the program. Today, I am principal bassist of the Symphony Orchestra, the most advanced group in the program. Some of our current and past repertoire include: Shostakovitch Symphony No. 5, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, Brahms Symphony No. 2, Mahler Symphony No. 1, Hanson Symphony No. 2 (The Romantic Symphony), and Holst "The Planets" (Mars and Jupiter).
I participated in the Minnesota All-State Orchestra for the 2020-2021 season. As this was all online, it was a difficult task, however, we managed to pull it off. We recorded our parts and editors pieced it together to create a completely virtual performance of Howard Hanson's "Romantic" Symphony No. 2 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
I auditioned for the Humboldt University of Berlin Student Orchestra while studying abroad for my junior year of high school. I got in, and played among students that attended this university. Some of the repertoire we played included: Brahms: A German Requiem and Wagner's "Tristan Vorspiel und Liebestod". These pieces were both accompanied by vocalists, so that was a new and fascinating experience.
I was hand selected by my orchestra director to play in this honors orchestra. I only was able to participate for two seasons because I studied abroad during my junior year and it was postponed during my senior year due to the ongoing pandemic. We played Beethoven Symphony No. 9.
Stage Performance
Leadership within my section and symphony
Versatility and adaptability
Sight-reading music
Jazz Improvisation
International performance experience
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL International Academy)
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL International Academy)