Maurice River Music Begins 13th Season With Renowned Double Bassist Ranaan Meyer And Pianist Joshua Fobare On October 27
Maurice River Music will mark the beginning of its 13th season of salon concerts with a return appearance by the renowned double bassist Ranaan Meyer, joined by pianist Joshua Fobare, on Sunday, October 27, at 2:30 p.m., at a residence in the Mauricetown, NJ area.
Their program will include music ranging from classical to jazz and beyond.
Ranaan Meyer is making his third Maurice River Music salon concert appearance. The Emmy Award winner and Gold Record Artist is one of the world’s leading double bassists. He began his musical studies on the piano at age four, on the cello at age 9 and the double bass at age 11. He attended the Manhattan School of Music for three years, after which he transferred to the Curtis Institute of Music, graduating in 2003. He has worked with such great double bass teachers and performers as Rufus Reid, Hal Robinson, Gary Karr, Neil Courtney, Larry Grenadier, and others.
He has appeared regularly in the double bass section of orchestras such as the Minnesota Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, and The Philadelphia Orchestra.
In addition, his studies at Curtis led him to the formation of Time for Three with fellow students and violinist Nick Kendall and Zach DePue. He has found himself increasingly in demand as a collaborative musician and soloist, in addition to creating unique new works for Time for Three, the Ranaan Meyer Band, and other instrumentations. He is also a collaborator with his mother, pianist Norma Meyer, with whom he has appeared in prior Maurice River Music salon concerts.
An accomplished jazz musician, Ranaan has performed with Branford Marsalis, Jane Monheight, Victor Lewis, Jason Moran, Mark O’Connor, Ari Hoenig, Duane Eubanks, Mickey Roker, Rodney Green, and others. He produced directed, and performed in the very first Washington Township Jazz Festival at age 19, which was broadcast live on Philadelphia’s WRTI.
Ranaan is an avid teacher, and has held adjunct double bass professorships at Princeton University and the University of Delaware. He has also been a guest artist on the faculty of the University of Michigan’s School of Music, Theatre & Dance. He has spent several summers teaching with Hal Robinson, Principal Bass of The Philadelphia Orchestra, at the Strings International Music Festival in Bryn Mawr, PA and has led the double bass program. He has also taught at the Intermountain Suzuki Camp in Sandy, UT, and Mark O’Connor’s String Camp in San Diego, CA.
He also spends his time building Ranaan Meyer Music, a company dedicated to the universal education of double bass players. He formed a camp of his own in June 2008—Wabass, in Wabash, IN. Wabass teachers include Robinson of The Philadelphia Orchestra and Curtis and Eric Larson, double bassist with the Houston Symphony Orchestra. The camp is free to the nine elite double bass students accepted every year. He also publishes The Next Level Bassist, a free online journal dedicated to bass education. He received a Community Partner grant from the American Composers Forum to compose 10 pieces for student musicians in disadvantaged areas and conducted residencies on those pieces starting in the fall of 2013.
Fobare, making his Maurice River Music salon concert debut, studied at the Berklee School of Music, where he received a Bachelor of Music degree and studied Electronic Production and Design, Film and Media Composition, Contemporary Performance, Audio Production, Piano Performance, and Arranging and Producing. While a Berklee, he was an active member of the Song Writers and Composers Society, piano club, and Electronic Music Club. He studied at that time with Bob Winter, Ray Santisi, Danilo Perez, Mitch Haupers, Michael Brigida, Tom Rhea, Dan Carlin, and Steve Rochinski.
Prior to that, he studied at the Crane School of Music, specializing in Piano Performance with a focus on Literature and Style, and Music Theater/Composition. Earlier, he attended the Eastman School of Music, where he studied Piano Performance, He has private studies at that time with Fernando Laires, Nalita True, and Harold Danko.
Future Maurice River Music salon concerts will include appearances by flutist Kimberly Reighley and cellist Douglas McNames on January 12, 2020; a return appearance by pianist Allison Franzetti, joined by violinist Brennan Sweet, on February 2; a return appearance by pianist Clipper Erickson on March 1; and return appearances by pianist Norma Meyer, clarinetist Christopher Di Santo, and friends on April 26. All concerts will be at 2:30 p.m.
Seating is very limited, so reservations are required. Donations to assist in covering expenses will be accepted. To reserve seats, receive directions, or receive more information on the series, please call Maurice River Music at 856-506-0580, e-mail them at info@mauricerivermusic.com, or visit their website at www.mauricerivermusic.com.
