775: Katie Eakes on Alaskan bass life

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/alaskanbassplayer/">Katie Eakes</a> is the assistant principal bassist for the Anchorage Symphony and Anchorage Opera.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> She also has a thriving career as an orchestra teacher, and she was recently profiled on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic48U0BAFCw">Anchorage Opera’s YouTube Channel</a>.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">We talk about what it’s like being a bassist in Alaska, the challenges and satisfactions of her professional life, and much more.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Enjoy, and be sure to follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alaskanbassplayer/">Katie on Instagram</a>!</span></p> <p class="p4"><span class="s2"><a href= "http://smarturl.it/cbcpodcast?ck_subscriber_id=90309136"><em>Subscribe to the podcast</em></a></span> <span class="s1"><em>to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!</em></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><em>Check out our</em> <a href= "https://gumroad.com/dbbpublications?sort=newest"><em>Online Sheet Music Store</em></a> <em>with 80+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.</em></span></p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p6"><span class="s1"><a href= "http://contrabassconversations.com/app"><em>Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle</em></a><em>.</em></span><span class= "s4"><br /></span></p> <p class="p7"><span class="s1"><em>Check out my</em> <a href= "https://courses.discoverdoublebass.com/p/beginners-classical-bass"> <em>Beginner's Classical Bass course</em></a><em>, available exclusively from</em> <a href= "https://discoverdoublebass.com/jasonheath"><em>Discover Double Bass</em></a><em>.</em></span></p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p7"><span class="s1"><strong>Thank you to our sponsors!</strong></span></p> <p class="p3"> </p> <p class="p7"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://new.steinberg.net/dorico/"><strong>Dorico</strong></a> - Dorico helps you to write music notation, a