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I have had a great time following along with Eric Steffens and his remarkable career over the years.
Starting off at Eastman studying with James VandeMark and then heading to Vienna to work with Alois Posch in Vienna, Eric won a position in 2012 as principal bass of the Philharmonie Südwestfalen.
What’s extra-cool to me is that Eric was my very first serious bass student. We worked together in the early 2000s, and it has been so cool seeing where life has taken him.
Here’s the latest Weekly Update episode! Check out all past episodes at contrabassconversations.com/news, and send me any stories you’d like shared at feedback@contrabassconversations.com.
Today’s episode features a “turn-the-tables” interview with David Heyes of recitalmusic.net.
We dig into topics like:
Thank you so much to David for doing this!
The Galicia Graves International Festival and Competition will take place February 17-19, 2017. Jason chats with Simón García, Diego Zecharies, and Gabriele Ragghianti about the upcoming event.