Thursday, May 1, 2025

Bernard Garfield's advice to a high school bassoonist and his eye-opening Ravel Piano Concerto

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When I was in high school I listened to Bernard Garfield's recordings of the Weber Andante and Ronda and the Mozart Bassoon Concerto con...
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Monday, April 28, 2025

Mozart's opera The Marriage of Figaro and double tonguing on bassoon

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This past week the Columbus Symphony has been performing in the pit for the Opera Columbus production of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro...
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Thursday, August 17, 2023

Making bassoon reeds with GSP cane

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 Bassoon Reedmaking 1. Soak GSP cane in water for a few hours or overnight. 2. Fold cane in half using a knife as a guide (fold the ...
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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Guidance for High School Orchestral Bassoon (and Woodwind) Playing

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    In major metropolitan areas throughout the world, high school woodwind players are afforded the opportunity to perform in local youth ...
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Saturday, May 7, 2022

Shostakovich 10 & Britten Violin Concerto

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This past week the Columbus Symphony  with Music Director Rossen Milanov performed Shostakovich 10 and the Britten Violin Concerto featurin...
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Sunday, April 24, 2022

Orchestral bassoon adventures: Bach St. John Passion

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Columbus Symphony Bach St. John Passion with overhead English subtitles Being an orchestral player is an ongoing adventure.  Even when you t...
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Friday, April 8, 2022

Playing the bassoon in an orchestra

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If you are a student or amateur musician who is playing in an orchestra and no one has advised you on the unofficial "rules" of or...
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