Bassoon Blog

Please forgive me for taking a short break from blogging. Ill be extremely busy over the next couple of weeks, but I intend to resume writi...

My new Heckel bassoon #15421 has not yet been sealed or tuned.  It has been in its pristine state since I acquired it.  I have not wanted ...

This past weekend the Columbus Symphony's performed Stravinsky's Pulcinella Suite with our new Music Director, Jean-Marie Zeitouni. ...

Karen Pierson The Ohio State University School of Music's Weigel Hall was the site of Karrie Pierson's bassoon recital ...

Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade features what I believe to be the most famous bassoon solos in the orchestral literature.  I was fortun...

Undoubtedly, many musicians turn to YouTube when preparing pieces to be performed.  A long time ago, to study repertoire I used to either bu...

Thank you, readers, for your thoughtful responses to my 4 nagging questions!  Some of you responded by commenting right here on bassoon blog...