THE ARTS BEAT, International Society of Bassists

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Joe Salzone

The International Society of Bassists is an event that goes on around the country, and every two years has a large scale conference in a different area. This year the ISB chose Ithaca and Ithaca College for its 50th anniversary, in an event that lasts from Monday June 5th until Saturday June 10th. To find out more, I spoke with one of IC’s music professors Nick Walker to get the scoop on this event.

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