Saturday November 22, 2025

Come to Coronado High School for NVASTA E String Day! We are celebrating all things Violin and Bass!! As these orchestra bookends come together, learn the best techniques and tips from a community of musicians! Break into level-based groups, electives, masterclasses, all the while celebrating your instrument's greatness with local professionals and guest artists.

Details

Coronado High School - 1001 Coronado Center Dr. Henderson, NV 89052

• Saturday November 22, 2025

• 9:00a - 3:30p

• $40 per student (ASTA Member Pricing) / $50 (non ASTA)

• Lunch and T Shirt Provided

• Raffle Prizes from local vendors!

Alex joined the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s first violin section in 2022, a native of Russia he has spent his life in pursuit of violin excellence. He came to the US to study at The Julliard School (New York) where he studied with Sylvia Rosenberg, Massao Kawasaki, & Eduard Schmieder. Upon receiving his Bachelors of in Violin Performance (2008) and then a Masters of Music (2010), he competed in several competitions while finishing runner up in the 2012 Buenos Aires Violin competition and also the International China Violin Competition. From 2009-2013 he was the Assistant Concert master of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra and in 2013 accepted the position as Principal Second Violin in the Aalbord Symphony Orchestra in Denmark. He recently moved to Las Vegas, NV and has been an active member in many of the professional performance ensembles locally.

Double bassist and music technologist Robert Matheson incorporates elements of classical, jazz, and contemporary music into his original works. In his solo performances, he achieves a fluid interaction between acoustic and electro-acoustic music. His performance setup allows him to perform live electro-acoustic music while maintaining the integrity of the natural, acoustic sound of the bass.

Robert has performed with ensembles representing a wide range of musical genres, including the Ironwood Duo, Portable Masterpieces, the Tucson Chamber Orchestra, Tuacahn Center for the Arts, and the Rebel Jazz Band. Solo and ensemble performances have taken him throughout the United States and to Europe.

Robert Matheson received a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in bass performance from the University of Arizona where he studied bass performance with Patrick Neher and music technology with Dr. Norman Weinberg and Dr. Craig Walsh. He previously studied bass performance with Barry Green at the University of California, Santa Cruz and Dr. David Young at California State University, Long Beach. Dr. Matheson teaches double bass and bass guitar studio lessons, music technology, popular music, and directs the Digital Electro-Acoustic Performance (DEAP) Ensemble at Utah Tech University.