Nathaniel West joined The Philadelphia Orchestra bass section in September 2017, and has served as Acting Assistant Principal Bass since October of 2019. He is a recent graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where he studied with Harold Robinson and Edgar Meyer. Mr. West is also a former member of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra in Washington, D.C. As a chamber musician, Mr. West has performed with the Jupiter Chamber Players in New York, the Gamut Bach Ensemble of the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center during its annual residency in Saratoga Springs, NY. In addition to VIVO, Mr. West has performed at summer chamber music festivals such as Twickenham Fest in Huntsville, AL; Caroga Lake Music Festival in Caroga Lake, NY, Luzerne Music Festival in Lake Luzerne, NY, and the the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont.