The University of Colorado School of Music begins its weekly Faculty Tuesdays recital series with a free performance by professor of bassoon Yoshi Ishikawa on Sept. 7. The performance will feature ...

Meet the bassoon — a double-reed woodwind instrument with rich tones and intricate fingering. Professor Richard Church introduces young learners to the bassoon and the rest of the woodwind family.

This year’s Fifth Annual Bassoon Ensemble Concert, “Rock-n-Roll Retrospective,” rocked the Nightingale Concert Hall Tuesday evening, Feb. 17 The University of Nevada, Reno musicians played to their ...

FRANK ZAPPA once wrote, “The bassoon is one of my favorite instruments. It has the medieval aroma -- like the days when everything used to sound like that.... It’s a great noise -- nothing else makes ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- An odd quirk of the bassoon is that it has a fairly limited dynamic range. It is extraordinarily difficult to play very softly; it’s not unheard of for the principal bassoonist to ask ...

From Grade 6 band class rebel to Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra soloist, Stephanie Unverricht is ready to take the spotlight, turning an unusual instrument into the star of the show.

Ask the average person to describe a bassoon and you’re likely to get a blank stare or a wildly incorrect guess. Despite its warm, vibrant sound and critical role in orchestras, the bassoon remains ...

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