Shepherd School alumnus and Ensemble Modern’s double bassist Paul Cannon joins us for a guest artist lecture. The topic focuses on "a tour of contemporary ensemble repertoire from the last 50 years, covering the trends, styles, techniques, and expectations for a double bassist specializing in modern classical music.”
Artists
Double bassist Paul Cannon, originally from the American Pacific Northwest, began music lessons at the age of ten. Studying with the Seattle Symphony's Jordan Anderson, by 14 he was already a member of the Olympia Symphony. At 18, he enrolled at Rice University in Houston, Texas, where he worked with Prof. Paul Ellison. In 2010, a Wagoner Fellowship led him to Paris, where he trained with François Rabbath.
Since 2014, he's been a member of Ensemble Modern. He has been a featured artist with many other ensembles, including the Arditti Quartet, Klangforum Wien, and Musiqa Houston. He has appeared as guest principal bass with the WDR Symphony Cologne and Frankfurt Opera, in addition to frequent guest work with many top international orchestras. His critically-acclaimed portrait album, ›polyglot‹ was released in 2022 at Ensemble Modern Medien.