Coordinator of Strings and Professor of Bass Donovan Stokes, D.M., was a featured performer and clinician at the Richard Davis Bass Conference on March 29 and March 30, along with jazz giants John Clayton and Christian McBride. On April 4 and April 5, Stokes served as a guest teacher and performer at Appalachian State University in North Carolina, presenting his original compositions in recital. On April 9, he presented a solo recital at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Stokes then premiered his new Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra with the Berry College Orchestra in Rome, Georgia, on April 10.