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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Thursday, December 2, 2021

tools needed for bassoon reedmaking (using GSP cane)

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These days many bassoonists forgo the burden of purchasing and maintaining a gouger, a profiler and a shaper, especially since there are sev...
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Sunday, May 31, 2020

Rhythmic fingering on bassoon--a K. David Van Hoesen concept

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Rhythmic (or rhythmical) fingering is a concept I rarely hear about these days, yet during my student years at the Eastman School of Music I...
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Beeswax for Bassoon Reeds

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Shortly after starting my job with the Columbus Symphony, someone contacted me to ask if I taught bassoon lessons.  I wasn't sure how to...
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Thursday, January 23, 2020

The devil's in the details (Columbus Symphony Russian Winter Festival II)

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This week the Columbus Symphony is performing a program of exotic masterpieces as part of its Russian Winter Festival. This is the progr...
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Thursday, January 9, 2020

Tchaikowsky: Manfred Symphony

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Tchaikowsky's epic Manfred Symphony (1885) stands out in numerous ways.  It is a multi-movement romantic symphonic poem rather than a nu...
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