San Francisco Symphony principal bassist and San Francisco Conservatory bass faculty member Scott Pingel had a unique opportunity in 2019 to play a Cliff Burton tribute solo in front of two packed houses with Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony. Scott and I sat down in the fall of 2019 to talk about this project,… Continue reading 750: Scott Pingel and Metallica
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167: Scott Pingel on accelerated musical development, life as principal bass of San Francisco, and differences between conservatory and university teaching
We’re featuring San Francisco Symphony Principal Double Bass and University of Michigan faculty member Scott Pingel on this week’s show. In addition to holding down the principal bass chair for the San Francisco Symphony, Scott taught for several years at the San Francisco Conservatory, and he served as Principal Bass of the Charleston Symphony prior to… Continue reading 167: Scott Pingel on accelerated musical development, life as principal bass of San Francisco, and differences between conservatory and university teaching