CONTACT
Email: ssas1012 at aol.com
Phone: (914) 462-7261
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Stephen Sas Double Bass
(914) 462-7261 ssas1012@aol
104 Pearsall Drive, Apt 1C, Fleetwood, NY 10552
Orchestral and Chamber Music Experience:
• The New York Philharmonic
Substitute Bassist:
Numerous concerts under music directors Kurt Masur, Lorin Maazel, and Alan Gilbert
2011, 2012 European Tours with Alan Gilbert
2009 Asian Tour with Lorin Maazel
2008 North Korean Tour with music director Lorin Maazel
2006 Fall Asian Tour with music director Lorin Maazel
1998 - present Subscription Seasons, Asian and European Tours
1997 - 98 Subscription Seasons, South American Tour
1995 - 96 European Tours
1994 Asian Tour
Numerous recordings on Telarc label with New York Philharmonic and Kurt Masur
Televised Live from Lincoln Center concerts, including Fall 2006 concert
Conductors:
Performances with: Herbert Blomstedt, Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Gustavo Dudamel, Charles Dutoit, Lucas Foss, Valery Gergiev, Alan Gilbert, Neeme Jarvi, Bobby McFerrin, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Muti, Krzysztof Penderecki, Andre Previn, Leonard Slatkin, Yuri Temirkanov, Franz Welser-Most, Simone Young
• The New York City Ballet Orchestra
Substitute Bassist including 2006 Chicago Tour and subsequent subscription seasons
• The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Performances in Carnegie Hall, Asian and domestic tours
Performances with guest artists: Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Sarah Chang,
Richard Goode, Angelica Kirschlager, Ute Lemper, Branford Marsalis,
Anne Sophie von Otter, Andres Schiff, Anoushka Shankar, Andre Watts
Educational outreach performances in New York City public schools
Juilliard School residency programs
• The International Sejong Soloists
Bassist 2001 - 2006
Domestic, European and Asian Tours
Performances and tours with guest artists Joshua Bell, Vladimir Feltsman,
Lynn Harrell, Cho-Liang Lin, Joseph Kalichstein, Garrick Ohlsson,
Gil Shaham, Eugenia Zuckerman
Resident Artist: Aspen Music Festival; Great Mountains Music Festival, Korea.
Naxos Recording with Cho-Liang Lin, Fall, 2006
Residency with NPR Radio, Washington DC 2003
• The Los Angeles Piano Quartet
2002 Chamber music appearances
• Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
1997 Mostly Mozart Festival, and other performances.
• Continuum
1999 "Presences", New Music Festival; Paris, France.
1997 International Society of Contemporary Music (ISCM)
annual conference, Seoul, South Korea, and other performances.
Teaching Experience:
• Teaching Assistant:
The Juilliard School and The Manhattan School of Music for
Eugene Levinson and Orin O'Brien.
•Faculty Member:
Music at Concordia College: 2007 - present
Great Mountains Music Festival, Korea: 2006, 2007.
• Private Instruction:
All levels, from beginner through professional symphony orchestra members.
Education:
Doctorate of Music 1999, The Juilliard School. Topic of dissertation: "A History of double bass performance practice," a survey of how the bass was played and taught 1500-1900 and the first extensive work on double bass pedagogy history published in English. Masters of Music 1994, and Bachelors of Music 1992, the Juilliard School.
Stephen Sas, Double Bassist
Stephen Sas Double Bass
(914) 462-7261 ssas1012@aol
One of New York City’s most in-demand players, double bassist Stephen Sas performs with major ensembles in the area, such as The New York Philharmonic, The New York City Ballet, The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, The Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, The New Jersey Symphony, and Sejong Soloists.
Mr. Sas is regularly asked to tour and record, and has performed on numerous recordings and televised concerts with The New York Philharmonic and Orpheus. He has performed under the batons of Kurt Masur, Gustavo Dudamel, Charles Dutoit, Herbert Blomstedt, Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Valery Gergiev, Alan Gilbert, Neeme Jarvi, Zubin Mehta, Riccardo Mutti, Krzysztof Penderecki, Andre Previn, Leonard Slatkin, Yuri Temirkanov and Franz Welser-Most.
Stephen Sas has toured extensively in Europe, Asia and South America, and throughout the United States, and has performed at historic concerts at The Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea, and in major venues across the globe.
A native of New York City, he received his Doctorate of Music from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Eugene Levinson. His doctoral dissertation, “A History of Double Bass Performance Practice” was the first of its kind written in the English language.
