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He is a double bass player and teacher, born in
Boston, Massachusetts, who started to play the instrument when he was 12
years old. He studied with the
Principal Bass player of the Springfield Symphony, Anthony Bevivino, and performed
and toured as a member of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. He went on to enter the New England
Conservatory of Music. Further
studies were taken at the Tanglewood and Temple Music Festivals. In 1974 he became a member of the
Los Angeles Philharmonic under the leadership of Zubin Mehta and has since
been heard as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician with them. In 1992
he appeared as a member of the Rochelle
Abramson Enemble
at the South Bay Chamber Music Society. He has appeared in numerous
national and international concerts and regularly in the recording studio. In the field of musical education he
teaches at various locations in Southern California and privately and is a
coach with the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Partners Program.
Sources:
- http://www.laphil.com/music/artist_detail.cfm?id=274
- http://www.bysoweb.org/pages/98_1971.cfm
- http://www.palosverdes.com/sbcms/web9192.htm
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