Chicago Bass Ensemble

Saturday, May 16, 2009

We performed at the People’s Music School’s “Music for Peace” Festival in St. James Cathedral.

John Floeter, Doug Johnson, Jacque Harper and Pat Romane.

Sunday, March 29, 2009

Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
1100 East 55th Street, Chicago

• Doug Johnson, The Open Sea
• Teppo Hauta-Aho, Koraaliaana Miniature
• Paul Hindemith, Six Chansons
• Seth Boustead, Sawtooth Hammer
• Jan Alm, Quartet #2

March 25, 2009, 7:30 pm

Center Portion
2850 1/2 Fullerton Ave., Chicago.

• Doug Johnson, The Open Sea
• Jan Alm, Quartet #2
• Seth Boustead, Sawtooth Hammer
• Paul Hindemith, Six Chansons
• Teppo Hauta-Aho, Koraaliaana Miniature
• David Anderson, Quartet 1987

On a chilly December evening, we played at Heaven Gallery, 1550 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago.

Chicago Bass Ensemble at Heaven Gallery

(photo courtesy of A Guy In Arlington Heights, Illinois. )

June 20, 2008

We played a short set as a trio at the Elastic Arts Foundation’s performance space.

John Floeter, Jacque Harper and Doug Johnson played works by Alm and Kesselman.

February 14, 2008
We were the featured artists at Northern Illinois University’s morning convocation.

Here’s how John Floeter described it on his blog:
The Chicago Bass Ensemble will be performing in DeKalb at Northern Illinois University as the featured artists for the All-School Convocation at 11am on February 14th,2008. This will essentially be a 50 minute concert with a minimal amount of lecture. Although it is a required class for NIU music students, it is also open to the public. I would like to invite anyone who is interested in hearing the unique sonority of 4 double basses to attend.

Bassists Jacque Harper, Michael Hovnanian, and Doug Johnson will join me, John Floeter, in works specifically written for 4 Double Basses by Jan Alm, Seth Boustead, Doug Johnson and Teppo Hauta-aho. We will also present transcriptions of choral works by Hindemith and Orlando di Lasso .

The concert will take place in the Concert Hall of the Music Building, which is located on the northeast corner of campus on Lucinda Ave, between Gilbert Way and the Kishwaukee River. There are some parking meters available near the corner of Gilbert and Lucinda, otherwise you must purchase a permit and park in the parking structure a few blocks from the music department.

Helpful Links:
http://www.niu.edu/visit/parking.shtml

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?city=dekalb&state=IL&address=201+carroll+ave&zip=60115&country=us&zoom=10