816: Noah Reitman on his path to the Vancouver Symphony

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://noahreitman.com/">Noah Reitman</a> has been assistant principal bass of the Vancouver Symphony since 2015 and is also currently the president of the Vancouver Musicians’ Association.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">He also coaches bass and chamber music at Idyllwild Arts in California in the summers.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> He is also on the faculty at the VSO School of Music where he teaches bass lessons and coaches chamber music, as well as the Saint James Academy of Music.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">He and his wife Maggie are also the founders of <a href="https://purplemolluskmusic.com/">Purple Mollusk Music</a>, a label for their varied projects.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">He grew up in Los Angeles and began studying at the Colburn School with David Young at age 12.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> He continued his studies at the University of Michigan, where he studied with Diana Gannett, followed by Indiana University, where he studied with Lawrence Hurst.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> After that, he freelanced in New York while working towards a Professional Certificate from the Manhattan School of Music, and he was a bass fellow at the New World Symphony from 2012-2015.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">We talk about life in 2021, auditions, Noah’s path through the music world, and much more.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> Enjoy, and be sure to check out <a href="https://noahreitman.com/">Noah’s website</a> and <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/user/nreitman">follow him on YouTube</a>!</span></p> <p class="p3"> </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