Brett Shurtliffe
Brett Shurtliffe serves as the Associate Principle Double Bassist with
the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Shurtliffe holds a Bachelor of
Music degree from the Eastman School of Music where he received the
prestigious Performers Certificate, and a Master of Music from Duquesne
University. In 2003 he was the top American Prizewinner at the
International Society of Bassists (ISB) Solo Competition, and in 2005
he won 1st Prize at the ISB Orchestral
Competition.Shurtliffe also won the 2003 American String Teachers
Association (ASTA) Pennsylvania/Delaware chapter's Solo Competition and
the following year received top honors for Double Bass at the National
ASTA Solo Competition. He has appeared in recital up and down the east
coast of the U.S. and Canada, and as an orchestral musician has
appeared with the Erie, Wheeling, Detroit, and Pittsburgh Symphonies.
During the summer Mr. Shurtliffe also teaches at the Round Top Festival
in Texas.
