Faculty: Susan Cahill

Office Phone: 303-556-3180 Email Address: bassgirl@ultrasys.net Classes Taught: Double Bass

A Chicago area native, bassist Susan Cahill graduated from Indiana University were she studied with some of the great double bassists of time. Her teachers included Murray Grodner, Stuart Sankey, Lawrence Hurst and Bruce Bransby. After returning to Chicago, Susan was selected from among many young players to join Sir George Solti?s orchestral Project at Carnegie Hall. The project combined young players with principals from the top five orchestras in the nation, and all performances and rehearsals were conducted by Maestro Solti. London Decca recorded and released the concerts, which number among Sir George Solti?s last. Before joining the CSO in 1997, Susan was Principal Bass of the Louisiana Philharmonic in New Orleans, where she also taught Double Bass at Tulane University. She has had an active teaching and performing schedule which included Colorado Chamber Players, Strings in the Mountains, the Santa Fe Pro Musica and the Peter Britt Festival in Jacksonville, Oregon. In addition to performing with the noted Denver tango ensemble, Extasis, she enjoys performing and touring with her sister, Beth Cahill, who is a singer-songwriter. Together they have performed at Swallow Hill in Denver, as well as various other venues in the West and throughout Canada.

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