955: Christian Hales on auditioning and his path so far

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://charlestonsymphony.org/musicians/christian-hales/">Christian Hales</a> joined the Charleston Symphony in 2022 as Principal Bass.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> I met him in person here in the San Francisco Bay Area before he departed for this exciting new chapter in his life.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> We talk about how he got into music, his initial career goals and how they shifted toward orchestral performance, his audition process and lessons learned along the way, and much more.<span class= "Apple-converted-space"> </span> Enjoy!</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="p5"><span class="s1"><em>Connect with us:</em></span></p> <ul class="ul1"> <li class="li1"><a href="https://doublebasshq.com/"><span class= "s3"><em>all things double bass</em></span></a></li> <li class="li1"><a href= "https://shop.doublebasshq.com/collections/merch"><span class= "s1"><em>double bass merch</em></span></a></li> <li class="li1"><a href= "https://shop.doublebasshq.com/"><span class="s1"><em>double bass sheet music</em></span></a></li> </ul> <p class="p6"> </p> <p class="p7"><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="p8"><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>and</em> <a href= "https://courses.discoverdoublebass.com/p/intermediate-advanced-classical-bass"> <em>Intermediate to Advanced Classical Bass course</em></a><em>, available exclusively from</em> <a href= "https://discoverdoublebass.com/jason