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BASS SECTION
All Photographs by Katrin Talbot
Musician
profiles are in alphabetical order.
CARL DAVICK
Noteworthy: Played with renowned bassist Gary
Karr; performed St. Matthew Passion under Robert Shaw; performed with Oakwood
Chamber Players for Kennedy Center's 25th Anniversary; orchestra director for
Monona Grove; B.M. from St. Olaf and M.M. from Northwestern; father of
one. Oddest practice quarters: The empty bar of the Watergate
Hotel. What your colleagues don't know about you: Played the
piccolo solo in Star and Stripes Forever on the tuba.
ROSS GILLILAND
Noteworthy: Pursuing Bachelor degrees in music
and physics at UW-Madison; also a member of Con Vivo, a chamber
ensemble. Oddest practice quarters: A milking shed in a
barn. Funniest concert experience: Arriving at a rescheduled
performance only to witness the promoter drive off on a moped to "scare up" an
audience of friends and neighbors. A show's a show. What your
colleagues don't know about you: I tour with my ska band in the off-season,
and have a black belt in karate...a deadly combination!
STEVEN KASPRZAK
Noteworthy: Graduate of UW School of Music;
recently returned for teaching certification; play with Dubuque and Waukesha
Symphony; former WYSO member. Oddest practice quarters: A
garage. Funniest concert experience: Watching a mouse scurry among
the cello section during a performance. What your colleagues don't
know about you: Many people who have heard me sing in other venues consider
me more of a singer than a bass player. Recurrent musical fantasy:
Performing a jazzed up rendition of "At The Hop" with a bass quartet for the
half time show at the Super Bowl (and having Brett Favre give us a "thumbs up"
and wink afterwards.)
FREDRICK SCHRANK, Principal
Noteworthy: Graduate of UW-Madison School of
Music; taught elementary and high school strings in Sun Prairie since 1994; now
teaching strings in Madison School District; published articles on jazz for
string orchestra. Funniest concert experience: During a Madison
Symphony concert at the Stock Pavilion, a bat decided to dive-bomb the orchestra
and audience. My dad was in the audience and as the bat flew towards him, he
threw his raincoat and escorted the creature outside while receiving a rousing
round of applause. What your colleagues don't know about you: I'm
an avid builder and pilot of radio controlled model airplanes and a recumbent
bicycle enthusiast. Recurrent musical fantasy: To record some CDs
with the Madison Symphony and to play electric violin with the original members
of the Mahavishnu Orchestra.
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