Carlos Valdez, Bass - Second Year Advanced Certificate Recital
This event is open to the public and no tickets are required for attendance.
In pursuit of their degrees at SFCM, each student presents a recital that represents their artistry and craft. Student Recitals feature repertoire curated by students with guidance from their faculty instructor.
Program
Johannes Matthias Sperger: Sonata for Double Bass and Piano in B Minor
I. Allegro Moderato
II. Adagio cantabile
III. Allegro
Giovanni Bottesini: Concerto for Double Bass No.2 in B minor
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante
III. Allegro
- Intermission -
Reinhold Gliere: Four Pieces for Double Bass and Piano
I. Prelude
II. Scherzo
III. Intermezzo
IV. Tarantella
Double Bass
Scott Pingel
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.
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