Bass Masterclass with Robin Kesselman
This event is open to the public and no tickets are required for attendance.
Guest artists visit SFCM to share their expertise with student musicians.
Program
L.V. Beethoven: Excerpt from Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125
VI. Finale
RJ Richard, double bass
Hector Berlioz: Excerpt from Symphonie Fantastique
IV. Marche au supplice. Allegro non troppo
Riley Collier, double bass
Selection of excerpts:
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
I. Allegro non troppo (Rehearsal Letter E-F)
L.V. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
IV. Finale (Rehearsal Letter K-M)
Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, H 48
V. Songe d’une nuit de sabbat. Larghetto - Allegro
Ben Byham, double bass
Featured Artist
Robin Kesselman, bass
Departments
Faculty
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.