Peter Dominguez & Kris Saebo - Faculty Artist Series

About this event

Mead Witter School of Music Faculty Artist Series

Peter Dominguez and Kris Saebo, double bass

Peter Dominguez grew up in Milwaukee, and began performing with the Music for Youth Orchestras and his father, pianist and vocalist Frank DeMiles. Peter went on to study with Roger Ruggeri and Richard Davis at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and with Dr. Lucas Drew at the University of Miami. He served as Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at Michigan State University from 1984-96, and continued studies with Robert Gladstone while substituting with the Detroit Symphony. 

Peter was Professor of Jazz Studies and Double Bass 1990-2020 at Oberlin Conservatory of Music.  He is currently Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. 

He continues to perform with an impressive array of Classical, Jazz, and Latin artists throughout the Americas and Europe. His teaching includes national and international classes, adjudication of international competitions, artistic direction of the Richard Davis Foundation for Young Bassist Inc annual conference in Madison, Wisconsin, and the director of the Milt Hinton Institute for Studio Bass. Peter’s recordings include How About This (2010) and Groove Dreams (2017) performed on Milt Hinton’s famous 1790 bass. Another solo recording entitled Bass Salute (2023) features Richard Davis’s 1855 Lion Head double bass.

Kris Saebo leads a varied musical life as a bassist, producer, composer, and educator. Mr. Saebo is on faculty at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He is a founding member of Decoda, the Affiliate Ensemble of Carnegie Hall (recently GRAMMY nominated), and is the past Co-Director of Decoda Chamber Music Festival. In this capacity, he has spent ten summers performing, coaching young artists, and engaging with the surrounding communities of the festival.