Arts + Literature Laboratory welcomes acclaimed bassist Diana Gannett for a recital, "Venus Meets Badger Bass" on Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 7:30pm. Featured musicians will included Peter Domingez, professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at UW-Madison, and Beth Wilson. Free admission, doors open at 7:00pm.
Gannett will also participate in events with the Richard Davis Foundation for Young Bassists, Inc. during her visit to Madison.
Diana Gannett is currently retired as Professor Emerita of Double Bass at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Previous appointments include the faculties of Yale University School of Music and the Hartt School of Music in Connecticut, the Oberlin College Conservatory in Ohio, and the University of Iowa where, as President of the International Society of Bassists, she hosted the 1999 ISB convention. Gannett did both her Masters and Doctoral degrees in Musical Arts at Yale University with virtuoso Gary Karr, then went on to team-teach with Karr for several years.
As a chamber musician, she has performed with the artists of the Guarneri, Emerson, Laurentian, Stradivari, Maia, Stanford Quartets, and the Borodin Trio. Her solo appearances have included many contemporary premieres and solo improvisations as well as traditional repertoire. In recent years she performed and taught in Scotland, Taiwan, Poland, and Brazil as well as Israel. She has recorded several solo and... Read More
Peter Dominguez grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin participating in the Music for Youth Orchestras, and performing with his father, pianist and singer Frank DeMiles. His teachers included Willard Feldman and Clyde Russell. Peter went on to study with Roger Ruggeri and Richard Davis at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he earned his baccalaureate and masters degrees with a teaching assistantship 1980-82.
In 1981 he was the first recipient of the Milton J. Hinton scholarship competition award. A teaching assistantship and doctoral studies with Dr. Lucas Drew at the University of Miami, Coral Gables followed in 1982-84. Eventually securing positions in both the Florida Philharmonic and Michigan State University, Peter chose MSU, served as Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies 1984-96, and was instrumental in developing their Jazz Studies program. During his Michigan years, he continued studies with Robert Gladstone and performed with the Detroit Symphony.
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Beth Wilson currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin, and is the staff piano accompanist at Edgewood College. She is also a member of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, and has played in the pit orchestra at Overture Center for Broadway touring shows. She performs with the salsa band, Grupo Candella, and as a collaborative pianist has worked with Bernhard Scully (Canadian Brass), Diana Gannett (University of Michigan), and Ansel Norris (New World Symphony).
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