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Reed #4 of 2015 made on January 4th So far, so good. I have managed to make a reed a day so far this year, four days into it. A reed a d...

  Elvis demonstrating the art of  brooding What a letdown! Now that my performances of Michael Daugherty 's Dead Elvis are fin...

This past week I had the privilege of performing Michael Daugherty's Dead Elvis on the Columbus Symphony 's classical subscript...

Michael Daugherty's Dead Elvis (1993) has become an important staple of the solo bassoon repertoire. It is performed widely by chamber ...

Bassoonists beware! Every once in a while we are asked to step outside the box and do something unusual, such as perform as solo bassoonist ...

Bravo! Vail is a Colorado-based summer music festival which features three top U.S. orchestras this summer: the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, ...

Have you tried to fly with your bassoon lately?   According to a June 10, 2014 article in USA Today, some airlines are cracking down on...