869: Ali Cook on moving to Austin and high-level subbing

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://www.alicookmusic.com/">Ali Cook</a> is a bassist, singer, and songwriter currently located in Austin, Texas.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">She has performed with the National Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Washington Ballet, Tanglewood, Spoleto Festival USA, the Alabama Symphony, and at the Salzburger Festspiele.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Ali is currently teaching in Austin and building her career as an independent singer-songwriter.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">We talk about her path into music, what it was like being a long-term substitute player in top-level orchestras, creativity and how it works (or doesn’t!) in an orchestral setting, taking the plunge and moving to Austin to pursue new directions, and much more.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Enjoy, and be sure to check out <a href="https://www.alicookmusic.com/">Ali’s website</a>, her singer-songwriter website <a href= "https://www.aliandthewildgeese.com/">Ali and the Wild Geese</a>, and you can also <a href= "https://www.gofundme.com/f/ali-amp-the-wild-geese-debut-album">help her raise funds for her debut album</a>!</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>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="p