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Phil Farnsworth
David Hollender
Position
Professor
Affiliated Departments
Telephone
617-747-8230
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Career Highlights
- Plays bass and five-string banjo
- Performances at Carnegie Hall, the Montreal Jazz Festival, and the Ottawa Jazz Festival
- Member of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra since 1990; participated in programs involving Bobby McFerrin, William Warfield, and Yo Yo Ma
- Appearances with Ernestine Anderson, Darryl Anger, Alan Bibey, Haneke Cassel, Jim Cohen, Chris Connor, Larry Coryell, Stewart Duncan, J. Geils, David Grisman, Charlie Haden, Klezmer Conservatory Band, Diana Krall, Emory Lester, Portland Symphony, The Shangri-La’s, Tierney Sutton, the Wayfaring Strangers, Claude Williams, and Joe Williams
- Performances with theater and show orchestras: Charles Playhouse, Foxwoods Resort Orchestra, Huntington Theater, and Majestic Theater
- Private lessons with Edwin Barker (principal, Boston Symphony Orchestra), Béla Fleck, Todd Seeber (Boston Symphony Orchestra), Tony Trischka, and Miroslav Vitous
In Their Own Words