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 John
Hester moved to Los Angeles from Northern California in 1987. As a
freelance musician he performs with many orchestras such as the
Pasadena Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, New West Symphony,
Santa Barbara Symphony, Santa Clarita Symphony, and Riverside
Philharmonic. As a chamber musician his noted Los Angeles
performances include new works by Esa-Pekka Salonen and William
Toutant. He has performed in Europe as well as in music festivals in
the U.S. including Round Top and Malibu Strawberry Creek. He holds a
Bachelor of Music in performance from California State University
Northridge and is currently pursuing graduate studies at California
Institute of the Arts. His principal teachers were Charles Siani, Ed
Meares, Peter Rofé, and further studies with Julius Levine.
As a string bass teacher Mr. Hester is passionate about the
encouragement and development of musicians both young and old. He
has trained aspiring artists for international television
performances with Disney's Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra as
well as working with students at the Idyllwild Arts Academy. As an
adjunct faculty member he has taught at California State University
at Northridge and currently teaches string bass at California
Lutheran University as well as Pepperdine University.
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