This year’s Fifth Annual Bassoon Ensemble Concert, “Rock-n-Roll Retrospective,” rocked the Nightingale Concert Hall Tuesday evening, Feb. 17 The University of Nevada, Reno musicians played to their ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- An odd quirk of the bassoon is that it has a fairly limited dynamic range. It is extraordinarily difficult to play very softly; it’s not unheard of for the principal bassoonist to ask ...

Since its inception in 1997, Bonnie Wright’s Fresh Sound Music Series has brought some of the edgiest music mavericks in the world to San Diego. Under its auspices, audiences here have been able to ...

MINDEN — Karen Sandene and the members of Bassoons Across Nebraska wanted to take their iconic instruments out of the concert hall and have a little fun. “Audiences won’t hear the more formal ...

Sara Schoenbeck is a bassoonist who dedicates herself to expanding the sound and role of the bassoon in the worlds of classical, contemporary notated and improvised music. The Wire magazine places her ...

Catherine Van Handel is bringing sexy back to the bassoon. In the liner notes for her new CD, scheduled for release Jan. 31, the Milwaukee Symphony's principal bassoonist writes, "Each of the pieces I ...

There’s a lot that people don’t know about the bassoon: what it looks like (long and cylindrical), what it sounds like (rich, deep, slightly buzzing), or the name of a single person who plays it ...

The husband-wife team of Chalmer and Sue McClure will present a program of bassoon, harp and vocals when the Spinet begins its fall season, meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, at First Congregational ...

Ever wondered what avant-garde rock or metal would sound like if someone slapped a bassoon into the mix? No? Just me? Weird. Anywho, that’s exactly what BRIAN! is – an avant-garde band from Ithaca, ...

In Chickasaw legend, there once was a brave warrior in love with the daughter of a chief. Since the chief didn't approve of this young suitor, he sent him on an unachievable quest: To marry the ...

Mozart's is the only bassoon concerto that shows up in concert with any regularity, and even that one doesn't get done particularly often. It certainly doesn't get many performances as brilliant and ...