A Summer Camp For Bassists
About The Faculty
Barbara Fitzgerald
Barbara Fitzgerald is a graduate of the Juilliard School, where she received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees. As winner of the school’s concerto competition, she performed the Pichl Concerto for Double Bass with the Juilliard Philharmonia. She has lived in various parts of the world where she has been in orchestras, given solo recitals and been soloist with orchestra in concerto performances. She toured Eastern Europe with the McGill Chamber Orchestra from Montreal, Canada; was principal bass of the West Australia Symphony Orchestra in Perth, West Australia; has played in summer festivals in Europe and Mexico; has been a free-lance bassist in New York City, and is presently a free-lance bassist in Washington, D.C.​
Wendy Hellmann
Wendy Hellmann is a freelance classical bassist, pianist, and educator of bowed string instruments. Born
and raised in Fairfax, Virginia, she graduated first class with honors from the Royal Conservatoire of
Scotland with a bachelor's degree in music performance. After completing her studies in Glasgow, Wendy
moved south for a year-long fellowship with the London-based orchestra, Southbank Sinfonia. While in
London, Wendy worked with the orchestra of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, the Royal Opera House,
participated in the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme, and toured Italy for the Anghiari summer music
festival. In 2018, she returned to Virginia, where she is a member of National String Symphonia and runs
a private music studio of 30 students.