Double Bass Studio Recital
Studio Recitals feature students who all study with the same faculty instructor. These young artists represent their studio with a program curated by their teacher.
Program
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008
I. Prelude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
Benjamin Byham, double bass
František Hertl: Sonata for Double Bass and Piano
I. Allegro Moderato
Colby Heimburger, double bass
Giovanni Bottesini: Concerto No. 2 in A minor
I. Allegro
Carlos Valdez, double bass
Ray Gong, piano
Johann Christian Bach: Adagio in E minor for Double Bass and Piano
Riley Collier, double bass
Ray Gong, piano
Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Double Bass and Piano
I. Allegretto
II. Scherzo. Allegro assai
III. Molto Adagio
RJ Prchard, double bass
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About SFCM’s Double Bass Department
SFCM's double bass department has fewer than 15 students under the instruction of two faculty professors, the principal and assistant principal of the San Francisco Symphony. Students can perform with resident ensembles such as the Conservatory Orchestra and chamber groups from the baroque to the contemporary, as well as enter the annual String Concerto Competition.