Carnegie Mellon Double Bass Studio

We are so proud of Carnegie Mellon University graduates Riley Zimmerman, who just won a position with the United States Army Band, and Patrick Spallinger, who joined the band in August of 2024!

We are so proud of Carnegie Mellon University, Advanced Music Studies Student, Daniel Ryan, who just came back from Ireland where he played a week as 2nd Principal Double Bass with the Ulster Orchestra!

Don’t miss this year’s Carnegie Mellon Double Bass Symposium on March 1!

Presenters for the 2026 Carnegie Mellon Double Bass Symposium will include Max Dimoff, Rachel Calin, Kurt Muroki, Jeff Mangone, the Pittsburgh Symphony Double Bass Section, and Nina Bernat as the featured recitalist! Jason Heath will be there to cover the event.

Sponsors/Exhibitors include Shank’s Strings, Bob’s House of Basses, Upton Bass, 050 Rosin, and Guarneri House.

All performances and classes will be held in Kresge Theatre. The exhibitors will be located in Alumni Concert Hall in the College of Fine Arts Building.

This event will be in person and streamed live on Carnegie Mellon’s YouTube Channel.

Visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1866054201349?aff=oddtdtcreator for more information.

Congratulations to Carnegie Mellon University Double Bass Students Aidan Lobenstein and Henry Samuels who both won sub positions with the New World Symphony! We are very proud of both of them!

The deadline for applications to Carnegie Mellon School of Music is December 1. Looking forward to seeing your application!

Carnegie Mellon School of Music Admissions Newsletter - November 2025 The Carnegie Mellon School of Music fosters an innovative community where performers, composers, and interdisciplinary artists thrive within a world-class research university. We welcome talented individuals who seek to push creative boundaries through collaboration, both within our School of Music....

Congratulations to former Carnegie Mellon University student, Emily Tarantino, for winning first place at the orchestral competition at the Artemis Initiative at Curtis's Symposium for Women and Nonbinary Bassists! The first place prize is a subbing week with the Minnesota Orchestra, which will be in April 2026.

https://www.artemisbassinitiative.com/orchestraltrainingprogram

Congratulations to former Carnegie Mellon University student, Levee Stadel, who won the Assistant Principal Bass position with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra!

Congratulations to Carnegie Mellon University Advanced Music Studies Student, Henry Samuels (shown on the right), who won a position with the Canton Symphony Orchestra, and to CMU Masters Student, Aidan Lobenstein, who won a sub position with the same orchestra!

So proud of current Carnegie Mellon University Advanced Music Studies student, Henry Samuels, who is playing with The Cleveland Orchestra this weekend! He is seen here on the far right with the bass section!