818: Christian Gray on opera bass life

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/user/cgraybass">Christian Gray</a> joined the double bass section of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra at the start of their 2017-2018 Season.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Prior to his appointment, he performed frequently with numerous other ensembles, including the National Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, and San Antonio Symphony.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">We talk about what life in an opera orchestra is like, how he prepared for this particular audition, performing for the 2021 Sphinx Competition, and much more.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Enjoy, and be sure to <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/user/cgraybass">follow Christian on his YouTube Channel</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 get these interviews delivered to you automatically!</em></span></p> <p class="p5"> </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="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="p