Trish Imbrogno (Trish Plays Bass): Fisher Fiddle Camp

Join us from July 15 through 18 for an exciting four full days of musical workshops, jams and performances, with a focus on bluegrass, old time and Irish music. Learn from experienced musicians and connect with fellow music enthusiasts. There will be workshops for fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bass, guitar, harmonica, button accordion, song writing, music theory for dummies, Nashville numbering system, vocal harmony and more!!! This will be the second year for Fisher Fiddle Camp. It was so much fun that we thought we’d try it again, and we’re excited this year to be able to offer an enhanced set of workshops, jam sessions —and a square dance-- with a really special group of experienced teachers and musicians. On Saturday there will be performances which are open to the public. Trish began her bass studies at the age of 14 in the public school system with violinist and orchestra director Beverly Schmidt. She continued her studies at Duquesne University under the tutelage of Jeffrey Turner, (Retired Principal Bass, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra). She has also been a student of Curtis Burris (Retired National Symphony), Patricia Dougherty (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra), Missy Raines (Missy Raines & Allegheny), David McLaughlin (Johnson Mountain Boys) and Alan Bartram (Del McCoury Band). Trish has served as a section member of the California Philharmonic, World Civic, and Butler (PA) Symphony Orchestras, and has had the good fortune to play the stages of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Avery Fisher (now David Gefffen) Hall, Heinz Hall, and Carnegie Hall (NYC). After nearly 25 years of orchestral playing, Trish hung up her concert blacks, pulled on a pair of cowboy boots and hasn’t looked back. Her training in Bach, Beethoven and Mozart laid the perfect foundation to tackle the intricate counterpoint of bluegrass music. Trish is well versed in bluegrass, country, and American folk music and has become one of the most highly sought-after upright bassists in the Western Pennsylv