Registration is now open for the Carnegie Mellon Double Bass Symposium, which is taking place on March 1, 2026.

Schedule:

9:00 am Class - Jeff Mangone

Mr. Mangone will critique the following students of the Carnegie Mellon Double Bass Studio.
Selections will be announced from the stage:

Alexio Ciorra, Master’s Student
Aidan Lobenstein, Master’s Student

10:30 am Performance - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Bass Section

Franz Anton Hoffmeister Quartet No. 2 in D Major
Johann Baptist Vanhal Concerto for Double Bass in B-flat Major
Sergei Rachmaninoff Sonata for Cello and Piano
Zoltán Kodály Epigrams
Alfred Desenclos Aria et Rondo for Double Bass and Piano
Niccolò Paganini Variations for One String on a Theme from Rossini’s Moses in Egypt
Peter Guild NORJAK ’71
Giacomo Puccini Nessun Dorma from Turandot

1:00 pm Class - Max Dimoff

Mr. Dimoff will critique the following students of the Carnegie Mellon Double Bass Studio.
Selections will be announced from the stage:

Brian Blazewick, Undergraduate Student
Samuel Morgan, Master’s Student
Alexio Ciorra, Master’s Student

3:00 pm Class - Kurt Muroki

Mr. Muroki will critique the following students of the Carnegie Mellon Double Bass Studio.
Selections will be announced from the stage:

Gemma Washington, Undergraduate Student
Aidan Lobenstein, Master’s Student
Daniel Ryan, Advanced Music Studies Certificate Student

6:00 pm Class - Rachel Calin

Ms. Calin will critique the following students of the Carnegie Mellon Double Bass Studio.
Selections will be announced from the stage:

Isabella St. John, Undergraduate Student
Nathan Graham, Advanced Music Studies Certificate Student
Drew Collins, Advanced Music Studies Certificate Student
Henry Samuels, Advanced Music Studies Certificate Student

8:00 pm Performance - Nina Bernat

Johann Sebastian Bach Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007
Sofia Gubaidulina 8 Etudes for Double Bass
Mieczysław Weinberg Sonata for Solo Double Bass, Op. 108
Ernest Bloch Prayer from Jewish Life
Robert Schumann Fantasy Pieces, Op. 73

*All times are Eastern Standard Time and subject to change.

All performances and classes are held in Kresge Theatre. The exhibitors are located in Alumni Concert Hall in the College of Fine Arts Building.

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