992: Sean O’Hara on long-term progress

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Sean O'Hara recently won an audition for a double bass section position in the <a href= "https://fwsymphony.org/about/musicians">Fort Worth Symphony</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span> In this episode, we talk about Sean’s journey from the San Francisco Bay area to UCLA to study with <a href= "https://contrabassconversations.com/2016/12/21/289-chris-hanulik-auditioning-expressiveness-life-la-phil/"> Chris Hanulik</a>, his time working with <a href= "https://contrabassconversations.com/2015/12/23/learn-double-bass-new-ios-app-from-brian-johnson/"> Brian Johnson</a> at Cal State Fullerton, his with studying with Tim Pitts at Rice University, lessons learned after 33 auditions, getting into traditional Irish, music, 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="p3"><strong><span class="s1">Thank you to our sponsor, Dorico! It is my favorite software for music notation and composition. Designed for MacOS, iPad, and Windows, Dorico’s workflow allows you to spend more time making music. Download Dorico 5, their free iPad app, or their free version (forever), Dorico SE 5.</span></strong></p> <p class="p4"> </p> <p class="p3"><span class="s1">Get Dorico: <a href= "https://www.steinberg.net/dorico/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.steinberg.net/dorico/</a></span></p> <p class="p5"> </p> <p class="p6"><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://sh