Michael Cameron (3)

Double Bass Virtuoso, Music Educator B.M., M.M., and Performer's Certificate, Indiana University Professor of Double Bass, Chair of the String Division - SCHOOL OF MUSIC UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN Michael Cameron is a renowned performer who has premiered dozens of works for bass, including pieces by Ben Johnston, Violeta Dinescu, Yehuda Yannay, Herbert Brun, Erik Lund, Andrew Simpson. He has also performed a number of American premieres by such composers as Sofia Gubaidulina, Kaija Saariaho, and Gyorgy Kurtag. "Michael Cameron has a growing reputation as one of the most promising of the world's young bassists in both traditional and contemporary repertoire," writes the Strad (London). His 1996 recording, Progression, on the Zuma label includes works by Bach, Hindemith, Johnston, Segall, and Shostakovich. The Strad wrote, "Cameron performs with panache and flair ... all these pieces are dispatched with chameleon-like facility of style and understanding." His disc Basso Solo includes unaccompanied works of Bach, Donatoni, Berio, Perle, Morton, and Thelonius Monk. "A fascinating recital for the serious listener ..." wrote the American Record Guide. He has also recorded three discs of works by Anthony Braxton and Guillermo Gregorio for the Hat Art label. Mode records will soon release a disc of works by Xenakis featuring Professor Cameron as both bassist and conductor.