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Susan Hagen

A Boston native, Susan Hagen received both her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Double Bass Performance from Boston University, graduating with honors as a student of Edwin Barker, principal bass of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

For the past twelve seasons Susan has spent most of her time performing as an extra player with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She is currently principal double bassist of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, the first female ever to ever hold that position.

 


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About Susan Hagen

For the past 18 seasons Susan has spent most of her time performing as an extra player with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, including touring with them through the US and Canada. She also spends much time performing with the Boston Pops Orchestra and is on many Boston Symphony and Boston Pops recordings. She recently became the principal double bassist of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, the first female ever to do so, and has been a featured soloist with them. She has toured around with world with them. Additionally, Susan performs with many other groups throughout the Boston area.

Susan is on faculty at Berklee College of Music and is a frequent guest lecturer at Harvard University as well as Boston University. She has been a clinician at the Rochester Bass Retreat, Boston University Tanglewood Institute, the International Online Bass Summit, Oberlin Conservatory, Appalachian State, and Musicians for the World, among others.

Ms. Hagen often performs chamber music with several different Boston-based chamber music groups. Susan performed at the International Society of Bassists Convention in 2015 with world-renowned electric bassist Steve Bailey and continues to collaborate with him. Susan is featured on his latest album entitled “Carolina” and can also be heard on Victor Wooten & Steve Bailey’s newest Bass X-tremes album “S’low Down.”

She loves to perform & premiere new music; since March 2020, Susan has recorded more than 100 pieces (all written after 2010) and has given the World/US/Regional premiere of over 55 pieces in online recitals. In August 2018, Susan gave the US premiere of David Heyes' "Seven Last Words from the Cross" in Rochester, NY, and has also commissioned and/or given premieres of double bass music composed by David Heyes, John Alexander, Humphrey Clucas, Símon García, Lloyd Goldstein, John Kennedy, Rodrigo Mata, Luis Guillermo Pérez, Mary Rae, Peter Byron Smith, P. Kellach Waddle, and Martin Wind, among others. 

Also since March 2020, Susan has given twelve solo recitals and has teamed up with her father, guitarist/electric bassist Roy Hagen, arranging and performing music of many genres - from French art songs to current pop tunes. All the money raised at these concerts has been donated to charities around the world. Susan was invited to perform a solo recital in honor of Teppo Hauta-aho and Frank Proto at the International Society of Bassists’ 2021 Virtual Convention and again in recitals & as a presenter at the ISB’s 2022 mini convention and several ISB Center Stage virtual events as well as at the 2023 ISB convention in Michigan.

Susan recently published a second edition of her book of Warm Ups for double bassists called “BASSics of Bass” which can be purchased on her website or at https://shop.doublebasshq.com/products/bassicsofbass  She also has a highly acclaimed podcast called Bass-Talk with Hagen & Heyes which has received international acclaim.

In recent seasons Susan has been a soloist with the Harvard Summer School Orchestra, Boston Conservatory String Ensemble, the Warren (Ohio) Philharmonic, the Waltham (MA) Philharmonic, the Sharon Community Chamber Orchestra, and the Northshore Philharmonic Orchestra. In November of 2022, she gave the US premiere of Simón García’s Concerto for Amplified Double Bass & Strings with the Plymouth Philharmonic Orchestra (MA) and again with the Northshore Philharmonic in April 2023.

This season Susan will perform the Garcís Concerto with the Wellesley Symphony in November and again with the New Hampshire Philharmonic, in April 2024. She will perform as principal double bass with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra as they tour Japan, and run and perform in the “Koussevitzky Connections April 2024” event in & around Boston – check her website for more details.

Find Susan on her website & Social Media:
www.susanphagen.com
www.bass-talk.com

You Tube Channels: Susan Hagen Bass & Bass-Talk with Hagen & Heyes

Facebook: Susan Hagen

Instagram: @SusanBassista

 

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Upcoming Events

 
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Thursday, December 5, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Friday, December 6, 2024 (3:00)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Friday, December 6, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Saturday, December 7, 2024 (10:30 am)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Saturday, December 7, 2024 (3:00 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Saturday, December 7, 2024 (8:00 pm)
Holiday Pops on Tour
Jorgensen Auditorium, UConn, Storrs, CT

 
Sunday, December 8, 2024 (11:00 am)
Holiday Pops (Kid's Matinee)
Symphony Hall, Boston

Sunday, December 8, 2024 (3:00 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Sunday, December 8, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 (3:00 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Thursday, December 12, 2024 (3:00 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Thursday, December 12, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Friday, December 13, 2024 (3:00 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Friday, December 13, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Saturday, December 14, 2024 (11:00 am)
Holiday Pops (Kid's Matinee)
Symphony Hall, Boston

Saturday, December 14, 2024 (3:00 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Saturday, December 14, 2023 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops on Tour
SNHU Auditorium, Manchester, NH

Sunday, December 15, 2024 (11:00 am)
Holiday Pops (Kid's Matinee)
Symphony Hall, Boston

Sunday, December 15, 2024 (2:40 pm)
Holiday Pops on Tour
Lowell - Memorial Auditorium

Sunday, December 15, 2023 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Monday, December 16, 2023 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Tuesday, December 17, 2023 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 (3:00 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Thursday, December 19, 2024 (3:00 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Thursday, December 19, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Friday, December 20, 2024 (3:00 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Friday, December 20, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Saturday, December 21, 2024 (11:00 am)
Holiday Pops (Kid's Matinee)
Symphony Hall, Boston

Saturday, December 21, 2024 (3:00 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Saturday, December 21, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Sunday, December 22, 2024 (11:00 am)
Holiday Pops (Kid's Matinee)
Symphony Hall, Boston

Sunday, December 22, 2024 (3:00 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Sunday, December 22, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Monday, December 23, 2024 (11:00 am)
Holiday Pops (Kid's Matinee)
Symphony Hall, Boston

Monday, December 23, 2024 (3:00 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Monday, December 23, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 (11:00 am)
Holiday Pops (Kid's Matinee)
Symphony Hall, Boston

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 (3:00 pm)
Holiday Pops
Symphony Hall, Boston

Friday, December 27, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops - Home Alone in Concert
Symphony Hall, Boston

Saturday, December 28, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Holiday Pops - Home Alone in Concert
Symphony Hall, Boston

Sinday, December 29, 2024 (3:00 pm)
Holiday Pops - Home Alone in Concert
Symphony Hall, Boston

 
 
Hear Susan on Lincoln Goines' new album
The Art of the Bass Choir

with Tom Kennedy, Ksenia Vasileva, Victor Wooten, John Patitucci, Matthew Garrison, Mike Pope, Susan Hagen, Gal Aviram, Mike Bendy, and Ed Lucie.

 
You'll find her on the 9th track: Orphic Hymn/Good Morning Midnight
Read about it here
Listen to it here and here

 
 
Hear Susan on BASS EXTREMES' new album
S'Low Down
with Steve Bailey & Victor Wooten
You'll find her on the third track: The Chrome Addict
Read about it here, and here, and here
Listen to it here, here, and here

*** New - 2nd Edition ***
Susan P. Hagen: BASSics of Bass: 8 Warm Ups for Players of All Ages
By Double Bass Blog Publications
Everyone talks about warming up — how to do it, when to do it, and, most often, what to play. The Bassics of Bass will take you through a logical set of Left Hand and Right-Hand WarmUps that will build your technique, improve your intonation, and increase your endurance.
This book is something I have wanted to write for many years — it’s a compilation of many of the WarmUps that I have written for myself and for students over many years.
Warming up is a helpful and important way to prevent injuries. The ones featured in this book will help you work to build a healthy physical approach to the instrument. Over time you will build strength and endurance. I find these to be a fun way to achieve that. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have.
Please note you will be purchasing the updated 2nd Edition as of June 2023.
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See a review by Jason Heath of Contrabass Conversations
 
Hear Susan on Steve Bailey's album
CAROLINA
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Past Events

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Thursday, November 14, 2024 (7:30 pm), Friday, November 15, 2024 (1:30 pm), Saturday, November 16, 2024 (8:00 pm)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Philippe Jordan conducts MOZART Piano Conerto in D minor, K466 and TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, Pathétique with Jan Lisiecki, piano

Thursday, November 7, 2024 (7:30 pm), Saturday, November 9, 2024 (8:00 pm)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Thomas Wilkens conducts A Tribute to Duke Ellington with Gerald Clayton, piano, Renese King, vocalist and the ike Ellington Tribute Singers

Thursday, October 31, 2024 (7:30 pm), Friday, November 1, 2024 (7:30 pm), Saturday, November 2, 2024 (8:00 pm)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Keith Lockhart conducts Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in concert (Thursday & Saturday) and Celebrating Dia de Muertos (The Day of The Dead) with Veronica Robles and her Mariachi Ensemble (Friday)

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 (7:00 pm)
Peabody Library - Sutton Room
Reserve Free Tickets:
https://peabodylibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/fall-2024-concert-series-susan-and-roy-hagen/

Friday, October 4, 2024 (8:00 pm), Saturday, October 5, 2024 (8:00pm), Sunday, October 6, 2024 (2:00 pm)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Andres Nelsons conducts MAHLER Symphony No 8 Symphony of a Thousand with Latonia Moore, soprano 1, Christine Goerke, soprano 2, Ying Fang, soprano 3, Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano 1, Gerhild Romberger, mezzo-soprano 2, Andreas Schager, tenor, Michael Nagy, baritone, Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Jame Burton, conductor, Boys of the St. Paul's Choir School, Brandon Straub, Music Director

Friday, September 27, 2024 (8:00 pm) Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra - Boston College
Conte Forum - Keith Lochart, cond.

Saturday, September 21, 2024 (4:05 pm)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Concert for the City - Andres Nelsons, Keith Lockhart, and Thomas Wilkins conducting with The Hon. Michelle Wu, piano, Renese King, vocalist, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Parker-Vincent Alva, Boston Youth Poet Laureate, Boston Childrens Chorus, Musicians of the Boston Festival Orhestra, Veronica Robles and her Mariachi Orchestra

Thursday, September 19, 2024 (4:05 pm)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Opening Night Gala - Andres Nelsons, conducting with Lang Lang & Gina Alice Redlinger, pianos, Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano, and Keila Wakao, violin

Saturday, September 7, 2024 (7:30 pm), Sunday, September 8, 2024 (2:00)
Boston Pops (Symphony Hall)
A Grand Suite from Harry Potter - Keith Lockhart, conducting

Thursday, September 5, 2024 (7:30 pm), Friday, September 6, 2024 (7:30)
Boston Pops (Symphony Hall)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens in Concert - Keith Lockhart, conducting

Saturday, August 31, 2024 (7:00 pm)
Boston Pops (Tanglewood)
DISPATCH with Boston Pops - Keith Lockhart, conducting

Sunday, August 25, 2024 (2:30 pm)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Tanglewood)
Bruckner Ecce Sacederos Magnus, James Burton, conducting
Beethoven Symphony No 9 - Hannu Lintu, conducting

Saturday, August 24, 2024 (8:00 pm)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Tanglewood)
Beethoven, Brahms, Chausson, Ravel - Karina Canellakis, conducting

Friday, August 23, 2024 (8:00 pm)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Tanglewood)
Chopin Piano Concerto No 1, Elgar Enigma Variations - Ryan Bancroft, conducting, Bruce Liu, Piano

Saturday, August 10, 2024 (7:00 pm)
Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra - Nantucket
Jetties Beach - Keith Lockhart, conducting

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 (7:00 pm)
Boston Pops (Tanglewood)
Beck with the Boston Pops - Edwin Outwater, conducting

Saturday, July 6, 2024 (8:00 pm)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Tanglewood)
Broadway Today! Broadway's Modern Masters - Keith Lockhart, conducting

Saturday, July 4, 2024 (8:35 pm)
Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra (Hatch Shell)
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular - Keith Lockhart, conducting

Saturday, June 29, 2024 (7:00 pm)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Tanglewood)
Trey Anastasio with the Boston Pops - Edwin Outwater, conducting

Saturday, June 8, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Gospel Night - Charles Floyd, conducting with the Boston Pops Gospel Choir - Dennis Slaughter, dirctor (Supported by BSO Business Partner Arthur J. Hurley)

Friday, June 7, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Broadway Today! Braodway's Modern Masters - Keith Lockhart, conducting (Supported by BSO Business Partner Bayberry Financial Services)

Thursday, June 6, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Broadway Today! Broadway's Modern Masters - Keith Lockhart, conducting (Supported by BSO Business Partners Morgan Stanley and The Newbury of Brookline

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
An Evening with Sutton Foster - Keith Lockhart, conducting

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
An Evening with Sutton Foster and Fidelity Young Artists - Keith Lockhart, conducting

Friday, May 24, 2024 (7:30 pm), Saturday, May 25, 2024 (2:00 pm), (7:30 pm)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Jurassic Park in Concert - Keith Lockhart, conducting

Thursday, May 23, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Roots of Jazz - Keith Lockhart, conducting, Branford Marsalis, saxophone, Jesus Molina, piano

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 (7:30 pm)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Roots of Jazz - Keith Lockhart, conducting, Branford Marsalis, saxophone, Jesus Molina, piano

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 (8:30 pm)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Kelli O'Hara Gala - Keith Lockhart, conducting

Sunday, May 5, 2024, (2:00)
Boston Symphony & Pops Orchestra2 (Symphony Hall)
Concert for the City - Andris Nelsons, Keith Lockhart, Thomas Wilkins, James Burton, cond.

Thursday, May 2, 2024, (7:30 pm), Friday, May 3, 2024 (1:30 pm), Saturday, May 4, 2024 (8:00 pm)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Andris Nelsons conducts Berlioz Romeo & Juliette with J'Nai Bridges, mezzo soprano, Nicholas Phan, tenor, John Relyea, Bass and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, James Burton, cond.

 
Koussevitsky Connections

Spring 2024 Tour


For more information, including tickets, click the links in the list below
Saturday, April 20
10:00 am  & 1:00 pm Workshops & 3:00 pm Concert
New England Conservatory, Black Box Theater
22R St Botolph St, Boston, MA
Wednesday, April 24
7:00 pm Concert
Peabody Institute Library
82 Main St, Peabody, MA
Sunday, April 21
3:00 pm Concert
Meetinghouse Arts
40 Main Street, Freeport, ME
Thursday April 25
7:30 pm Benefit Concert to Benefit Wellesley Symphony Orchestra
Wellesley Village Church
2 Central St, Wellesley, MA
Monday, April 22
7:00 pm Concert
St Maria Goretti Church
112 Chestnut St, Lynnfield, MA
Friday, April 26
7:30 pm Concert
Old North Church
35 Washington St, Marblehead, MA
Tuesday, April 23
12:00 pm Concert
King’s Chapel - $5 donation suggested
58 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
Saturday, April 27
5:00 pm Concert
West Stockbridge Congregational Church
45 Main Street, West Stockbridge, MA
Read this article from "Music in the Berkshires" (HTML) (PDF)
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 (7:30 pm), and Sunday, April 7, 2024 (2:00 pm)

New Hampshire Philharmonic, Mark Latham, cond. Seifert Performing Arts Center, Salem, NH

Bolero: featuring Garcia Double Bass Concerto


 
Monday, March 18, 2024 (4:30 pm CST)

Louisiana Bass Fest

A virtual masterclass with Susan Hagen, Principal Bass - Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra! 🌟

Catch the livestream on our BassFest Facebook Page:
👉 https://www.facebook.com/louisiana.bassfest/

See more info on Facebook


Thursday, March 14, 2024, (7:30 pm), Friday, March 15, 2024 (1:30 pm), Saturday March 16, 2024 (8:00 pm)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Sir Mark Elder conducts Ravel - Mother Goose, Langer - The Dong with the Luninous Nose, Dvorak - The Noonday Witch, Janacek - Sinfonietta with Blaise Déjardin, cello, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus

Thursday, February 29, 2024, (7:30 pm), Friday, March 1, 2024 (8:00 pm), Saturday, March 2, 2024 (8:00 pm)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
John Storgårds conducts Tarkiainen, Nielsen, and Sibelius with Pekka Kuusisto, violin

Thursday, February 15, 2024, (7:30 pm), Friday, February 16, 2024 (1:30 pm), Saturday, February 17, 2024 (8:00 pm), Sunday, February 18, 2024 (2:00 pm)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Tugan Sokhiev conducts Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 & Chausson Symphony in Bb with Yunchan Lim, piano

Thursday, February 8, 2024, (7:30 pm), Friday, February 9, 2024 (1:30 pm), Saturday February 10, 2024 (8:00 pm)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Symphony Hall)
Karina Canellakis conducts Haydn & Bartok with Alisa Weilerstein, cello, Karen Cargill, Mezzo-soprano, and Johannes Martin-Krånzle, Bass-Baritone

 

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Sound & Video

Many of the pieces on this page can be found on this website: www.recitalmusic.net

Video Clips

   
"Connections to God" - recorded 4/22/24 (1:18:26)
This program was recorded live at St. Maria Goretti church in Lynnfield, MA, part of a New England tour.
 
"Koussevitsy Connections" - recorded 4/21/24 (1:05:37)
This program was recorded live at The Meeting House in Freeport, ME, part of a New England tour.
 
"Heyes-y Days of Summer" - recorded /8/21 (1:01:52)
This program originally aired on the Sparrow Live Platform on August 8, 2022. All proceeds from ticket sales were donated to charity.
 
"Silences and Shadows" for unaccompanied Double Bass by David Heyes - recorded live at Tanglewood - 8/27/22 (3:17)
 
"On the Wings of An Angel" for Solo Double Bass by David Heyes - recorded July 2020 (2:43)
A tribute to Tony Osborne
 
"This Land Is YOUR Land" (arr by Xavier Foley) - recorded 6/27/21 in anticipation of July 4th (:59)
 
"Susan Hagen Recital ISB 2021_ (Teppo & Frank @ 80)" for unaccompanied Double Bass - recorded 6/17/21 (54:33)
Curated by David Heyes. Thirteen compopsers were commsioned to write peices to celebrate the 80th birthdays of Teppo Hauta-aho and Frank Proto.
 
"BASSically a Fun Concert" - recorded 4/17/21 (1:01:00)
This program originally aired on the Sparrow Live Platform on March 17, 2021. All proceeds from ticket sales were donated to charity.
 
"Seven Last Words from the Cross" for unaccompanied Double Bass by David Heyes - recorded 3/30/21 (27:49)
Recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic for an online Good Friday service for Ave Maria Parish in Lynnfield, MA
 
"Remembrance" for unaccompanied Double Bass by David Heyes - recorded 9/11/20 (3:28)
Because today is a solemn day of remembrance here in the US, I thought this piece was especially appropriate to record. It’s the world premiere of a piece by David Heyes that he dedicated to me called “Remembrance” written in memory of František Pošta - Bass pedagogue from the 1900’s and one of David’s most beloved teachers.
 
"Valse Sentimentale" for unaccompanied Double Bass by David Heyes - recorded 9/2/20 (1:49)
for Kathy & David MacGeoch to celebrate their 28th wedding anniversary
 
Music Mondays at the Scandinavian Center
Solo Recital with Roy Hagen by ZOOM - June 15, 2020 (1:00:21) (review)
 
  A Project Celebrating the 80th birthdays of Teppo Hauta-aho & Frank Proto in 2021 - David Heyes, curator
“Celebration” by Luis Guillermo Pérez - recorded 5/6/20 (A Peace a Day #26) (2:27) World Premier
Dedicated to Susan Hagen
"Songlines" by David Heyes - recorded 5/1/20 (A Peace a Day #26) (3:48) World Premiere
 
“Hold On...A Prayer-Song for Bridget” by David Heyes - recorded 4/28/20 (A Peace a Day #24) (3:42)
 
“Sahara” by David Heyes, written for Simón García and the 2015 Galicia Graves Competition - recorded 4/21/20 (A Peace a Day #22) (4:04)
 
“A Song for Alex” by David Heyes - recorded 4/17/20 (A Peace a Day #22) (4:46)
 
  The Syrinx Project - (2018) a collection to honor the centenary of the death of Claude Debussy, all the pieces in this project are inspired by Debussy’s solo flute piece entitled “Syrinx” (project curated by David Heyes)
"Ascensión" by Luis Guillermo Pérez - recorded 4/8/20 (A Peace a Day #16) (2:08)
“Syrinx for Unaccompanied Double Bass” by Mary Rae - recorded 4/7/20 (A Peace a Day #15) (1:49)
 
  Da Vinci 500 - a collection of pieces written by composers worldwide celebrating the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo Da Vinci (project curated by David Heyes)
  - by Mary Rae
“Leonardo's Birds” - recorded 4/23/20 (A Peace a Day # 23) (2:22)
"The Empty Studio - recorded 4/20/20 (A Peace a Day #21) (2:18)
  “3 for da Vinci 500” - John Alexander
1. "man" - recorded 4/14/20 (A Peace a Day #18) (1:29)
2. "machine" - recorded 4/16/20 (A Peace a Day #19) (1:12)
3. "nature" - recorded 4/9/20 (A Peace a Day #17) (2:14)
  The Joy of Understanding - David Heyes
1. “La belle Ferronière” - recorded 3/30/20 (A Peace a Day #11) (1:46)
2. “La Gioconda (Mona Lisa)” - recorded (A Peace a Day #13) 4/1/20 (2:18)
3. “The Last Supper” - recorded 3/31/20 (A Peace a Day #12) (2:11)
   
 
 
A Turetzky Tribute - Various composers
This collection is comprised of pieces written by all different composers in celebration of Bert Turetzky’s 85th Birthday in 2018.
“A Little Gift for Bert Turetzky” by Bernard Salles - recorded 3/27/20 (A Peace a Day #9) (2:18)
“that sagacious del mar cat” by John Alexander - recorded 3/29/20 (A Peace a Day #10) (3:01)
“The Shape of Clouds” by Michael Montgomery - recorded 4/3/20 (A Peace a Day #14) (3:16)
 
  Finnish Sketches - David Heyes
1."Lintukoto" - recorded 3/19/20 (A Peace a Day #1) (1:19)
2. "Luonnotar: Nature-Spirit - recorded 3/26/20 (A Peace a Day #8) (1:21)
3. "Tapio: God of the Forest" - recorded 3/20/20 (A Peace a Day #2) (1:31)
4. "Jumala: God of the Sky" - recorded 3/21/20 (A Peace a Day #3) (1:15)
5. "Nyyrikki: God of the Hunt" - recorded 3/22/20 (A Peace a Day #4) (1:33)
6. “Väinämöinen: God-Hero” - recorded 3/23/20 (A Peace a Day #5) (1:07)
7. "Aarnivalkea: Eternal Flame - recorded 3/24/20 (A Peace a Day #6) (1:35)
8. "Ahti: God of the Sea - recorded 3/25/20 (A Peace a Day #7) (1:41)
 
  BASSically What I Do!
  Live Recital - March 6, 2020 - Colvin Studio, Berklee College of Music
Hymnus: In Memoriam Lev Rakov (David Heyes) - US Premiere (3:54)
 
Mallorcan Memories (David Heyes) - East Coast Premiere
1. Alfabia (3:42)
2. L'Aborada (3:53)
3. Medina Mayurqa (dedicated to Susan Hagen) (4:10)
Three for Teppo (Simon Garcia) (3:29)
  1. A Second Life, 2. Polar Lights, 3. AJATAR (3:29)
Woolly Mammoth (Lloyd Goldstein) - Boston Premiere (3:22)
No Man's Land (David Heyes) (3:04)
He Will See You Through (Giddons/Powell/Hagen/Hagen) (4:05)
Beau Soir (Debussy - arr. R&S Hagen) (2:23)
Les Berceaux (Fauré - arr R&S Hagen) (2:49)
Stay on These Roads (Waaktaar/Furuholmen/Harket - arr R&S Hagen)
What a Beautiful Name (Fielding/Ligertwood - arr R&S Hagen) (8:07)
   
 
Tacko Fall Conducts at Symphony Hall

- from Holiday Pops Concert, December 2019 (4:22)

 
Andris Nelsons Conducts Shostokovich
- from Boston Symphony Orchestra concert - November 22, 2019
 
In memoriam: “Nimrod” from Elgar’s "Enigma" Variations
- In memory of André Previn, March 1, 2019 (3:48)
 
Berklee Bass Forum - September 25, 2018
- Father, forgive them & It is finished from Seven Last Words (Heyes); A Walk in the Woods (Goldstein) (8:16)
 
 
Live Performance - August 21, 2018
Seven Last Words from the Cross - David Heyes
"Father, forgive them ..." (3:33)
 
"Truly I say to you ..." (3:43)
 
"Woman, behold your son ..." (2:27)
 
"My God, My God ..." (3:11)
 
"I thirst ..." (3:10)
 
"It is finished ..." (2:40)
 
"Father, into your hands ..." (3:57)
 
   
"Mashup" (4:44)
 
 
"A Walk in the Woods" (Goldstein) (2:17)
- From Faculty Recital, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Seully Hall - 3/31/18
 
Selections from "Four Short Pieces for Double Bass" (Anderson) (4:43)
- From Boston Conservtory at Berklee Faculty Recital, Seully Hall - March 31, 2018
 
Ilmarinen (Heyes) (4:48)
- From Boston Conservtory at Berklee Faculty Recital, Seully Hall - March 31, 2018
 
The Transcience of Life (Garcia) (4:04)
- From Boston Conservtory at Berklee Faculty Recital, Seully Hall - March 31, 2018
 
"Nessun Dorma" from Turandot (Puccini/arr. R&S Hagen) (2:42)
- From Boston Conservtory at Berklee Faculty Recital, Seully Hall - March 31, 2018
 
Gymnopédie No 1 (Satie/arr. R&S Hagen) (3:08)
- From Boston Conservtory at Berklee Faculty Recital, Seully Hall - March 31, 2018
 
Pavanne pour une infante defunte (Ravel/arr. R&S Hagen) (4:37)
- From Boston Conservtory at Berklee Faculty Recital, Seully Hall - March 31, 2018
 
Mash-up (Cohen/Martin/arr. R&S Hagen) (4:36)
- From Boston Conservtory at Berklee Faculty Recital, Seully Hall - March 31, 2018
 
"Frosty All The Way" (:47)
- From Boston Pops Holiday Pops Concert, Symphony Hall - December 21, 2017
 
"Bootleg" Video - Slap That Bass! (2:23)
- From Boston Pops Esplanade Midwest Tour - Mar - Apr, 2017
 
David Anderson - Capriccio No. 2 (4:05)
- From Berklee Bass Forum - October 11, 2016
 
Bottesini Reverie (2:31)
- From Berklee Bass Forum - October 11, 2016
 
video clip
Tom Vignieri - "The Tides" (5:08)

- Masterworks Chorale (World Premiere - May 2015)

 
Bottesini Concerto for Double Bass in b minor (complete)
 
- Boston Conservatory String Ensemble - October 23, 2013
I. Allegro (5:38)
II. Andante (4:53)
III. Allegro (4:42)
   
 
   
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Bottesini Concerto for Double Bass in b minor (first movement - opening) (:53)
- Boston Conservatory String Ensemble
 
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Bottesini Concerto for Double Bass in b minor (first movement - cadenza) (1:51)
- Boston Conservatory String Ensemble
 
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Video clip from Andris Nelsons rehearsal of BSO (:20)
- Boston Globe
 
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Video clip from "It's Your BSO" with Todd Seeber (:22)
- Boston Symphony Orchestra
 
 
Audio Clips
   
 
Live Performance - August 21, 2018
Seven Last Words from the Cross - David Heyes
audio clip
"Father, forgive them ..." (3:46)
 
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"Truly I say to you ..." (3:43)
 
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"Woman, behold your son ..." (2:29)
 
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"My God, My God ..." (3:12)
 
audio clip
"I thirst ..." (3:09)
 
audio clip
"It is finished ..." (2:43)
 
audio clip
"Father, into your hands ..." (3:56)
 
   
audio clip
"Mashup" (4:44)
 
 
audio clip
A Walk in the Woods (Goldstein) (2:17)
- From Boston Conservtory at Berklee Faculty Recital, Seully Hall - March 31, 2018
 
Selections from "Four Short Pieces for Double Bass" (Anderson) (4:43)
- From Boston Conservtory at Berklee Faculty Recital, Seully Hall - March 31, 2018
 
Ilmarinen (Heyes) (4:48)
- From Boston Conservtory at Berklee Faculty Recital, Seully Hall - March 31, 2018
 
The Transcience of Life (Garcia) (4:04)
- From Boston Conservtory at Berklee Faculty Recital, Seully Hall - March 31, 2018
 
"Nessun Dorma" from Turandot (Puccini/arr. R&S Hagen) (2:42)
- From Boston Conservtory at Berklee Faculty Recital, Seully Hall - March 31, 2018
 
Gymnopédie No 1 (Satie/arr. R&S Hagen) (3:08)
- From Boston Conservtory at Berklee Faculty Recital, Seully Hall - March 31, 2018
 
Pavanne pour une infante defunte (Ravel/arr. R&S Hagen) (4:37)
- From Boston Conservtory at Berklee Faculty Recital, Seully Hall - March 31, 2018
 
Mash-up (Cohen/Martin/arr. R&S Hagen) (4:36)
- From Boston Conservtory at Berklee Faculty Recital, Seully Hall - March 31, 2018
 
audio clip
Chanson Triste (Koussevitzky) (4:52)
- Performed as a duet with Steve Bailey in “headlining recital” at International Bass Society Convention, Colorado using Serge Koussevitzky’s double bass - June 5, 2015
 
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A Barnraising (by Steve Laven) (:29)
- Trio Nordica
   
 

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Gallery

Welcome to the Gallery of recent (and not so recent) photos

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Susan performed the North American Premier of Simon Garcia's
Concerto for Amplified Double Bass
Saturday, November 5, 2022 - 7:30 pm
Plymouth Philharmonic
Steven Karidoyanes, conductor

I’m already looking forward to the inaugural conference for the League of Women Bassplayers this June!

 
 

Images from the October 2021 Premiere of Victor Wooten's La Lección Tres with the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Thomas Wilkins

 
 
(l-r) Edgar Meyer, Larry Wolfe, Dennis Roy, Edwin Barker, Victor Wooten, Todd Seeber, John Stovall, Steve Bailey, Ben Levy, Susan Hagen, Carl Anderson

   

 


       

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IOBS 2020

Materials related to the International Online Bass Summit <https://www.basssummit.org/>

   

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  The Tightrope Nee Ner
     
 
  Coupon  
       

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