Sunday, August 21, 2011

K. David Van Hoesen's lengthy tenure with Lake Placid Sinfonietta

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K. David Van Hoesen Cultural commentator Norman Lebrecht reported on his blog that legendary bassoonist K.David Van Hoesen just retir...
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Verdi Bassoon Concerto (really??)

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Just a few years ago, an unpublished piece for bassoon and orchestra by Giuseppe Verdi surfaced.near Verdi's hometown of Busseto (near ...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

A cautionary tale (tail)

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Hopefully, each of your bassoon swabs looks like this, with a tail on the end in case, heaven forbid, the swab gets stuck. A few years ago ...
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Sunday, August 7, 2011

In case you missed Archie Carey's Evening of Bassoonery

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Many of us bassoonists were disappointed that the live stream of Archie Carey 's "An Evening of Bassoonery" ap...
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Friday, August 5, 2011

An Evening of Bassoonery live streaming here Saturday night!

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Tomorrow night Los Angeles-based  Machine Project  is presenting An Evening of Bassoonery featuring Archie Carey in a performance of brand n...
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Friday, July 29, 2011

L'Histoire du Soldat

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In 1918 Igor Stravinsky, who was living in Switzerland at the time, collaborated with Swiss writer C.F. Gamuz to create L'Histoire du So...
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Saturday, July 23, 2011

How to circular breathe

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Here's all you need to begin learning to circular breathe: Puff out your cheeks, filling them with air.  Then blow into the straw, maki...
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