Bassoon Blog

There is much speculation these days regarding the viability of symphony orchestras.  Let's face it; they're expensive to run a...

On June 18, a few musicians of the Columbus Symphony with guest pianist Ahlin Min are presenting a chamber music concert entitled  Dances a...

This past weekend the  Columbus Symphony presented the Mozart Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro , K. 492, the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 an...

Bassoonists may recognize the above excerpt.  This notorious bassoon part is from William Schuman's New England Tryptich , movement III-...

This past weekend the Columbus Symphony performed the Beethoven Overture to Leonore No. 2, the Jonathan Leshnoff Double Concerto for Violin ...

The Firebird ballet is based on Russian folk tales involving a magical glowing bird (the firebird), which is both a blessing and a curse ...

The French basson remains a fascination of mine.  A reader of this blog, Brice Mallier who is a French bassoon enthusiast sent me a link to ...