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Joe Conyers Master Class

Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 1:30pm

Thelma Schnitzer Hall
961 East 18th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97403 (Room 163)

Sponsored by the Oregon Chapter of the American String Teachers Association (ASTA)   

Joseph H. Conyers was appointed assistant principal bass of The Philadelphia Orchestra in 2010; in 2017 he was named acting associate principal. He joined the Orchestra after a one-and-a-half year tenure with the Atlanta Symphony, three-and-a half years as principal bass of the Grand Rapids Symphony, and four summers as a member of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra.

As an orchestral musician Mr. Conyers has performed throughout the United States and Europe. He served as principal bass of the Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, with which he traveled extensively and recorded on the Naxos label. He also served as assistant principal bass for Symphony in C (formerly the Haddonfield Symphony). He has been a fellowship student and held principal positions at numerous music festivals, including the Tanglewood Music Center, the Aspen Music Festival and School, the Verbier Music Festival in Switzerland, the Brevard Music Center, and the Britten-Pears Music Festival in England. Mr. Conyers has performed with a number of major orchestras, including the Boston and Detroit symphonies, the Minnesota Orchestra, and the City of Birmingham Symphony in a number of prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, and the Musikverein in Vienna.

 

Event Type

Arts & Culture, Music, Academic

Departments

School of Music and Dance

Target Audience

All Students, Residence Halls, Graduate Students, New Students

Tags

SOMD, music

Website

http://music.uoregon.edu

Cost

Free Admission

Hashtag

#UOSOMD

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