Double Bass Virtuoso to Present Masterclass and Recital

January 12, 2005

The Penn State School of Music is proud to present Dr. Anthony Stoops in recital on Monday, January 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Eisenhower Chapel on the Penn State University Park Campus. There will also be a public masterclass at 3:00 p.m.

Dr. Stoops is one of the most exciting young virtuosi on the double bass in America today. Winner of the International Society of Bassists solo competition and numerous other prizes, he is assistant professor of bass at Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Dr. Stoops is truly a versatile performer, from traditional repertoire and traditional American music to improvised and composed avant-garde music. A devotee of new music, he has premiered several compositions, including his own, for solo double bass and double bass with other instruments. As an active orchestral musician, he has played in the Detroit, Columbus, Toledo, Flint and Quad-City Symphony orchestras under such conductors as Neeme Jarvi, Daniel Barenboim, Sir Georg Solti and Pierre Boulez. Dr. Stoops is the first of four visiting artists to Penn State this semester. Other artists will include John Moore (from the Pittsburgh Symphony) on Sunday, Feb. 6, at 6.00 p.m. Ben Wolfe (from Julliard) will be present Feb. 18 - 20 and Micah Howard (from the Pittsburgh Symphony) will be here on March 28 at 8:00 p.m. For more information, please contact Rob Nairn at rcn3@psu.edu. All events are free and open to the public.

For a complete listing of all concerts and recitals please visit www.events.psu.edu and choose music performance events.

Contact: Devin Burnworth, dmb433@psu.edu