This week's episode features double bassist Kate
Nettleman.Kate is a great friend and an
excellent bassist based here in the Chicago
area.
Kate's bio:
Kathryn
Nettleman - as a young student of Neil Courtney, Assistant Principal
Bass with the Philadelphia Orchestra, she performed with numerous local
ensembles including the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra. During this time she
twice received the New Jersey Governor's Award in Arts Education. She attended
The Juilliard School as a full-scholarship student of Homer Mensch and
following graduation spent a year studying with Don Palma at the Yale
University School of Music. For several summers she performed in the Aspen
Music Festival and the Spoleto (USA) Music Festival.
Ms. Nettleman then spent two seasons in the New World Symphony in Miami Beach, during which
time she was involved in a wide variety of solo and chamber music performances,
musical outreach projects, and served as co-chair of a concert series. In 2001,
she was awarded by her colleagues there the "NWS Musician of the Year
Award for Artistic Leadership." The following year she served as a section
member in the Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, where she was active as a
performer in introductory musical programs for elementary and middle school
children.
Currently living in Chicago,
Ms. Nettleman performs regularly with many local ensembles including the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Lyric Opera of
Chicago, Symphony II, and Grant Park Symphony. She serves as a volunteer
friendly visitor to the elderly through Resurrection Health Care Home Health
Services. In addition to making music, she enjoys running, gardening, reading,
and vegetarian cooking and baking.
You will be hearing some duets on this episode that Kate and Jason recorded
at the 2007 Whitewater Winter Bassfest.
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We also had some feedback this week from Ben Huff.Ben writes:
Hi Jason,
I just wanted to let you know how much I really enjoyed this most recent
podcast with Andy Anderson playing...wow! A couple of things really struck me.
One, I really liked the artistic liberties he took with the Paganini Moses
Fantasy, especially in the 2nd variation; he made it very lyrical, despite the
fact that the variation is literally one whole, nasty lick. Also, it was great
to hear his version of Bottesini #2. I kind of made Edgar Meyer's version of
the concerto my reference for what is 'okay to do and not okay to do',
especially in regard to tempo. But after having heard Andy play it, this
wonderful, liberating thought hit me, 'Andy's a fantastic player, and he plays
it slower, so that means it's okay to play it slower!' Last, the Monti Czardas
was perfect.
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