biography

Double bassist Scott Worthington is active as a chamber musician, composer, and soloist. A frequent commissioner, he has premiered solos and concertos written for him by Robert Morris, Juan Trigos, and numerous younger composers. His own music has been commissioned and performed by big bands, chamber ensembles, soloists, and computers.

Worthington has performed around the world at festivals and venues such as the Chihuahua International Festival, June in Buffalo, the Lucerne Festival, Monday Evening Concerts, and the Monterey and Montreal Jazz Festivals. From 2007-2009 he was invited to perform with the Lucerne Festival Academy working with conductor Pierre Boulez, bassist Frédéric Stochl, and other members of Ensemble Intercontemporian.

While attending the Eastman School of Music, Worthington regularly performed with Musica Nova and Ossia New Music presenting concerts of 20th century music and many premieres. For two years he served on Ossia's board, helping to expand their concert series and begin their annual international composition competition. Currently, he continues to commission and premiere pieces for solo bass and is developing an interest in composing and performing concert-length works.

He completed his undergraduate studies at Eastman with James VanDemark and is a graduate student at UCSD studying with Mark Dresser. His other interests include literature and philosophy.