Faculty Concert, Richard Davis Foundation For Young Bassists Conference

The 31st Richard Davis Foundation for Young Bassists Conference will hold its Faculty Concert at Arts + Literature Laboratory on Friday, March 21, 2025 at 7:00pm. The program is free and open to the public.

Musicians holding clinics at this year's conference include Peter Dominguez, Mark Urness, David Murray, Virginia Dixon, Paul Kowert, Kris Saebo, Donovan Stokes, Jeff Weiss, Barry Green & Jacob Warren. The Faculty Concert will feature solo performances as well as the faculty bass orchestra.

On Saturday, March 22, 2025, the Student Concert will be held at MYArts (1055 E. Mifflin Street) at 7:00pm, which will also be free and open to the public.

Peter Dominguez

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.

Mark Urness

Mark Urness is a versatile bassist, composer, and educator. His diverse performance experience encompasses orchestral, chamber, solo, jazz playing. He was awarded first prize in the International Society of Bassists Jazz Competition. His unaccompanied jazz CD, Foreground, was released in 2009. Bass World magazine described his playing as “completely in command of the instrument and the tunes, rife with good ideas, melodic instinct, and groove, not to mention killer intonation on the double stops and chords.” Recent performances include chamber music broadcasts on Wisconsin Public Radio, and jazz performances with Bill Carrothers, Danilo Perez, Peter Erskine, and Joe Locke.

Prior to his appointment to the faculty of Lawrence University, Mr. Urness taught at the University of Iowa, Coe College, and the University of Northern Iowa. He received a Master of Music in double bass performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, a Bachelor of Arts in... Read More

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Faculty Concert, Richard Davis Foundation For Young Bassists Conference

Peter Dominguez

Mark Urness

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