Hawaii American String Teachers Association with National School Orchestra Association (HASTA with NSOA) presents: 6th Biennial HAWAII CONTRABASS FESTIVAL March 21-28, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii
	An intensive 8-day program will feature hands-on instruction, concerts, lectures and demonstrations by representatives from the world's leading institutions of music education and performance, including the International Rabbath Institute, Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, New England Conservatory, The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Stony Brook University, University of California at San Diego, and University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The 2010 faculty includes such prominent artists and craftsmen as François Rabbath, John Clayton, Mark Dresser, Paul Ellison, Gerald Clayton, Mark Marder, Kurt Muroki, George Rubino, and Victor Wooten. This initiative is designed to benefit a primary target of approximately 80 enrolled students and music professionals. Applicants from Hawaii will be given preference, but outside applicants are also welcome. The community at large will be invited to a number of free and paid public performances.
The University of Hawai‘i's Outreach College will grant academic credit for festival participation and will offer the course at a special reduced rate of tuition. Credit will be valid for undergraduate as well as MA and PhD scholars. The University of Hawa‘ii at Mānoa is an accredited institution of higher learning. THE HAWAII CONTRABASS FESTIVAL is grateful for broad-based community and national support, including such collaborators as Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Hawaii Public Radio, Hawaiian Air, International Rabbath Institute, International Society of Bassists, Kamehameha Schools, the University of Hawai‘i Department of Music and Dance, Outreach College of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and Xerox Hawaii, in addition to many individual private donors. In presenting this important event, HASTA/NSOA aims to encourage and assist the study, performance and appreciation of the contrabass and to help Hawaii gain recognition as a center of musical expression, teaching and culture worldwide