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John Palensky, co-principal

Bass

Double Bassist John Palensky divides his time and talents between the Mobile Symphony Orchestra and Mobile Opera Orchestra, the Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra, the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra and Pensacola Opera Orchestra, various chamber ensembles, and an active jazz career throughout the Gulf Coast. Palensky has performed with orchestras in Mexico, Texas, Arizona, Arkansas, Iowa, and Nebraska. He has traveled to Brazil and Portugal as a jazz ambassador. He maintains a studio in Mobile and gives clinics and workshops on double bass performance and pedagogy for young bassists in the Gulf Coast region. He is active in bringing jazz music to elementary school children. Palensky's wife Jeanne Gillespie and his three spunky children also pursue musical interests.

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