596: Cory Palmer on auditioning and practicing




Contrabass Conversations double bass life show

Summary: Cory Palmer recently won the position of Principal Bass with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.  We first met in person at the 2019 Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium, and it was great to sit down and do a deep dive on his career thus far. We cover a variety of topics, including: •studying with John Hood and Orin O'Brien •Cory’s path from Carnegie Mellon University into the freelance world •refining his audition process •using Modacity to practice