On April 29th, Timothy Cobb will give a master class on audition techniques. Any player would be hard-pressed to find a better resource than this to improve their auditioning skill. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Bio :
Timothy Cobb is the current principal double bassist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and the Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center. He currently teaches at Manhattan School of Music, Purchase SUNY, Lynn University, Rutgers University: Mason Gross School of the Arts, and the Juilliard School.

A native of Albany, New York, Tim Cobb began playing the bass at the age of seven, studying with his father David Cobb, and was playing professionally by thirteen. He attended the Curtis Institute of Music, where he was awarded the sole position available for bass in the year of his application to study with Roger Scott. While at Curtis, Mr Cobb substituted regularly in the Philadelphia Orchestra and in the fall of his senior year became a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Sir Georg Solti. Appointed associate principal bass of the Met Orchestra in 1986, Mr. Cobb was granted a leave of absence by Maestro Solti to perform with the Metropolitan Opera, where he elected to stay. As a member of the Met Orchestra, he has enjoyed touring with the entire company and with the orchestra on the symphonic stage, led by Maestro James Levine. He has also enjoyed frequent collaborations with Maestro Levine in the chamber setting performing works such as Schubert’s "Trout" Quintet and Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat, to name but two. Maestro Levine has created a series at Weill Hall in New York to showcase the chamber abilities within his orchestra, a series where Mr. Cobb has made regular appearances.

Also appearing as part of The Workshop Series:

Jim Stinnett March 26, 2008

Drew Gress, April 15, 2008

David Gage String Instruments will present this Master Class with Timothy Cobb one night only at David Gage String Instruments, 36 Walker Street, New York, NY. Tickets are now on sale and are priced at $20.00, $15.00 for students and seniors.

Mike’s Master Classes (mikesmasterclasses.com) will be streaming every minute of this workshop and many future installments of The Workshop Series at David Gage String Instruments. This unique and interactive live online workshop format allows access to master musicians and creates an environment where musicians can network with one another globally from the comfort and convenience of home, or anywhere with a computer and a high-speed internet connection!

After the event, you can download a recording of the master class from Mike’s Master Classes, as well.

Tickets for the David Gage Workshop Series are available from www.davidgage.com, by calling the store at 212-274-1322 or by emailing info@davidgage.com.