911: Fer Acosta on connecting the Latin American double bass community

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://www.instagram.com/doubleferbass/">Fernanda Acosta</a> began her formal music studies at the age of 15 in the Conservatorio de las Rosas. She has had the opportunity to participate in different festivals in Mexico, including OSIM (2016), Encuentro de orquestas en Toluca de Lerdo (2016), Festival internacional de Música de Morelia (FIMM 2016) with the Orchestra of the Swan, FIMM 2017 with Voces 8 and La Galatea, and FIMM 2019 with Andrew Laurence-King.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">She has participated in masterclasses with Víctor Flores, David Curtis, Stacey Watton, Philip Alejo, Jacqueline Thomas, and Dominic Seldis, among others. She is pursuing her Bachelor’s degree, is a member of Orquesta del Conservatorio de las Rosas and Orquesta del Tzintzuni, and currently studies with Pierluigi Ferrari.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">We talk about life in Morelia as a double bassist, her goals to <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/latinamericanbassist/">organize the Latin American double bass community</a>, a new podcast she’s working on, and much more.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Enjoy, and be sure to <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/doubleferbass/">follow Fer on Instagram</a> as well as the <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/latinamericanbassist/">latinamericanbassist feed</a> she manages!</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p3"><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="p4"> </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 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.</em></span></p> <p class="p5"> </p> <p class="p6"><span class="s1"><a href= "http://contrabassconversations.com/app"><em>