Musician Instrument: Bass

Brian Perry is the newest member of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra double bass section.  Prior to his appointment in 2013, he was a member of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra for 9 seasons.

Paula Holmes Fleming was born in New York City, grew up in Sarasota, Florida, and began her tenure with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 1979. She was an undergraduate student at the University of Miami, spent one year at the Vienna Academy of Music and earned her master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Roger Fratena joined the Dallas Symphony in 1971, the same year he graduated from Oberlin Conservatory with bachelor’s degrees in music education and performance and a master’s degree in music education.

Tom Lederer joined the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 1978. Before joining the DSO, he played with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, the McGill Chamber Orchestra and was Principal Bass with the CBC Radio Orchestra.

Nicolas Tsolainos joined the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 1995 and was appointed Principal Bass in 1999. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Tsolainos’ desire to play the double bass was piqued by an interest in jazz at age 14.