mIttenwald, Germany. Evangelische Kirche or The School of violinmaking
The masterclass is set in beautiful MIttenwald, the home of Pöllmann doublebasses. It´s a full week with intense studies of technique, solo repertoire, chamber music, bassorchestra, repertoire discussions and offcourse some walks in the alps surrounding the town. This year the guest prof. is Timothy Dunin of Austria/Australia. Jeff Bradetich is one of the worlds leading teachers of the double bass. He teaches at the University of North Texas where he has 60 students. If you want to know more about Jeff Bradetich just go to www.myspace.com/jeffbradetich for bio, music and video. This is the 3rd time that Andreas Bennetzen together with Michael Pöllmann organizes this masterclass. Last year was a big succes. We played a fantastic final concert in the church, had a lot of serious bass talk and studying. Plus a lot of fun. You can see some photos on Facebook and read some opinions about last years course, in the group "Mittenwald Masterclass Double bass camp".