Nina Bernat is the first prize winner at the 2019 International Society of Bassists Solo Competition and first and grand prize winner of the 2022 Minnesota Orchestra Young Artist Competition. At the age of 19, she performed as guest principal of the Israel Philharmonic under Adrás Schiff and Osmo Vänskä as well as with the… Continue reading 963: Nina Bernat on chamber music and career possibilities
Tag: Women in music
953: Gloria Jones Allgood on her Atlanta Symphony Orchestra journey
Gloria Jones Allgood joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at age 20 in 1984, just before completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Double Bass Performance at The University of Michigan. Born into a musical family in Greenville, SC, she studied violin and piano until age 12 when she started studying the bass. She was a member of… Continue reading 953: Gloria Jones Allgood on her Atlanta Symphony Orchestra journey
506: Megan McDevitt on women in the bass world
Megan McDevitt has been covering a topic that is of critical importance: The Bass and Gender. She presented a session on it at the 2017 International Society of Bassists Convention, and she had a session scheduled for the 2018 Golden Gate Bass Camp as well. Megan and I dig into femininity, masculinity, and the bass,… Continue reading 506: Megan McDevitt on women in the bass world