New Mexico Double Bass Workshop

The New Mexico Double Bass Workshop will be host to many amazing double bass faculty to lead masterclasses, chamber ensembles, jazz courses, and a double bass orchestra (among other activities) during the days of June 25th-June 29th 2025 at the UNM Center For The Arts!

Our faculty/guest artists include Paul Ellison, Joe Ferris, Jack Hanan, Frank Murry, Art Sheinberg, Marco Retana, and Tobias Vigneau. This event is sponsored in part by Robertson’s Violin Shop and UNM’s double bass professor, Albert Laszlo (and his wonderfully supportive wife, Patricia Wood), among other donors. Also featuring a special lunchtime performance by the Tracey Whitney Trio!

This workshop is open to double bassists of all ages and skill levels, with activities for all! No auditions required; placements will be made using a questionnaire at registration designed to gauge appropriate placements based on skill and interests.

Official registration is now open, click here to secure your spot!

Register by June 10th, 2025.

Minors must have a parent and/or guardian complete and submit the required minor forms found within the online registration form.

Registration Fee: $100 per participant. Limited need-based scholarships are available! Click here to apply.

Workshop T-Shirt: $15.00 ($35.00 for additional t-shirts or non-participant t-shirts).

Optional Dorm Fee: $200 flat (double)/$273 flat (single) per participant.

Optional Parking Pass: $21 per car for full week

*Registration fees (unless a scholarship is granted) must be paid prior to participation

*Participants ages 12 years and older may stay in the dorms June 24th-June 30th; for participants planning to stay in the dorms, registration/dorm payments must be made by May 23rd, 2025.

*For best consideration of chamber ensemble placement, registration should be completed by June 1st, 2025. Group classes, as well as a jazz workshop class, will be available for those who do not participate in a classical chamber ensemble.

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