Baroque Bassoon — RYLIE PATCHING

Playing Baroque Bassoon on a Wolf Scherer II

Current Baroque Instructors

Carles Cristobal (b. 1976) comes from near Barcelona and began his bassoon studies with Joseph Borras at the Conservatori Professional de Musica de Badalona. In 2004 he completed a diploma in early music at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis with Claude Wassmer and Donna Agrell.
Since then he has been active as a freelance bassoonist and maintains an intensive collaboration with various ensembles such as the Balthasar Neumann Ensemble (Thomas Hengelbrock), Hesperion XXI and Le Concert de Nations (Jordi Savall), Les Talents Lyriques (Christophe Rousset), Basel Chamber Orchestra, Collegium Vocale Gent (Philippe Herreweghe), Cafe Zimmermann, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, La Cetra Baroque Orchestra (Andrea Marcon) - to name a few.
His passion for the entire instrumentarium of the bassoon family, from the early Renaissance to the late Romantic period, makes his repertoire very broad and leads to close cooperation with specialized instrument makers. In addition to his work as a bassoonist, he leads research in the areas of musical practice, the history of his instrument, and repertoire. Currently, he is particularly interested in Spanish cantatas of the 18th century with obbligato bajón (dulcian) that have fallen into oblivion.
Carles gained his first pedagogical experience as a teacher of historical bassoon at the Aula de Musica Antiga de Girona (2007-2017). In 2018, he became professor of basson ancien at the Haute École de Musique de Genève, and since 2017 he has been guest lecturer of dulcian at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. In September 2021 he became lecturer for historical bassoon at the SCB.
Letizia Viola is a bassoonist originally from Sicily who lives with her family in Basel. She studied in the concert classes of Milan Turkovic and Sergio Azzolini and was an orchestra academist with the Berliner Philharmoniker. From 2002 to 2017, she was deputy principal bassoonist with the Bremen Philharmonic. In recent years, she has specialised in playing historical instruments at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in the classes of Donna Agrell and Pep Borras.
From 2017-2023 she was a research assistant at the FHNW Academy of Music, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in the SNF project "Out of the bass register - uncovering the organology, pedagogy, and performance practice of small-sized bassoons from the 18th and 19th centuries".
She performs regularly with ensembles such as La Cetra Basel, Kammerorchester Basel, Il Pomodoro, La Scintilla, Baltasarneumann Ensemble, Freiburger Barockorchester, the Freitag Akademie and others.
She teaches historical bassoon at the Hochschule Trossingen and modern bassoon at the Music School of Basel as well as at the music schools of Muttenz and Birsfelden. She has been a lecturer in didactics of historical bassoon at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis since 2022.

Baroque Instructor 2019-2024

Dr. Anna Marsh is a Baroque wind specialist who is also fluent in Medieval, Renaissance, Classical and Modern instruments. Her interests lie principally in the double-reed family, though she also performs on the Renaissance and Baroque recorder. I started officially studying with Dr. Marsh a month after my 13th birthday.

Highlighted Solo Pieces 2024

"Sonata Quinta Flauto dolce, ò Fagotto, ò Violonc(-ello), TWV 41:a4"

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Recorded June 15, 2024. I played this piece for my senior recital. Thank you to Daniel Frizzle for being my accompanist on theorbo.

(I am 18 years old in this video.)

“XVI OEUVR Contenant VI Sonates...Sonate III”

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689 - 1755)

Recorded November 27, 2023. A huge thank you to my instructor, Anna Marsh, for being my accompanist on Baroque bassoon.

(I am 17 years old in this video.)

“Sonata Quinta Op. 6”

Jean Daniel Braun (1700? - 1738?)

Recorded November 13, 2023. A huge thank you to my instructor, Anna Marsh, for being my accompanist on Baroque Bassoon.

(I am 17 years old in this video.)

“Six Sonatas for the Bassoon...Sonata V”

Johann Ernst Galliard (1687 - 1747)

Recorded November 28, 2023. A huge thank you to Henry Lebedinsky for being my accompanist on harpsichord.

(I am 17 years old in this video.)

“Canzon Prima”

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)

Recorded October 21, 2023. A huge thank you to John Lenti for being my accompanist on theorbo.

(I am 17 years old in this video.)

“Recercada Prima Sobre Doulce Memoire”

Diego Ortiz (1510-1570)

Recorded October 29, 2023. A huge thank you to John Lenti for being my accompanist on theorbo.

(I am 17 years old in this video.)

Highlighted Chamber Performances 2022-2024

"Concerto for Bassoon RV 498"

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Performed June 17, 2024 at SHAK-Early Music Youth Academy concert.

(I am 18 years old in this video.)

“Sonata in C major, #10 from Essercii musici

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

Performed November 12, 2023 at SHAK-Early Music Youth Academy’s special concert “Music for Baroque Winds”. Avner Bach (alto recorder), Henry Lebedinsky (harpsichord), and Rylie Patching (Baroque bassoon).

(I am 17 years old in this video.)

“Canzon Terza a 2 Bassi”

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)

Performed October 29, 2023 at SHAK-Early Music Youth Academy concert. Sivan Shavit (cello), John Lenti (theorbo), and Rylie Patching (Baroque bassoon).

(I am 17 years old in this video.)

“Trio Sonata Op. 2, No. 2 in F major”

J. Loeillet (1680-1730)

Performed July 1, 2023 at Oberlin Baroque Performance Institute. David Stefano (recorder), Mary Cicconetti (oboe), Rylie Patching (bassoon), Josep Brantley and Mayumi Naramura (harpsichord).

(I am 17 years old in this video.)

“Sonatina One”

James Oswald (1710 - 1769)

Performed June 19, 2023 at SHAK - Early Music Youth Academy concert. Ian Kitchen on Baroque cello and Rylie Patching Baroque bassoon.

(I am 17 years old in this video.)

“Pavan from Newe Padouan, Intrada, Däntz und Galliarda”

Paul Peuerl (1570-after 1626)

Special performance with guest artist John Lenti and SHAK - Early Music Youth Academy in December 2022.

(I am 16 years old in this recording.)

“Six Sonatas for the Bassoon…Sonata V”

Johann Ernst Galliard (1687 - 1747)

Performed April 1, 2023 at SHAK- Early Music Youth Academy concert. Ian Kitchen (cello), Henry Lebedinsky (organ), and Rylie Patching (Baroque bassoon).

(I am 16 years old in this video.)

Canon terza a Canto e Basso

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)

(I am 17 years old in this video.)

Balletto Alemano á2 II Monte Verde

Biagio Marini (1594-1663)

(I am 17 years old in this video.)

“La Monica”

Philipp Friedrich Böddecker (1607 - 1683)

Performed November 22, 2022 at SHAK- Early Music Youth Academy concert. Ian Kitchen (cello), John Lenti (theorbo), and Rylie Patching (Baroque bassoon). Introduction by Shula Kleinerman and John Lenti.

(I am 16 years old in this video.)

Balet de village en trio #2

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755)

Performed November 12, 2023 at SHAK-Early Music Youth Academy’s special concert “Music for Baroque Winds”. Avner Bach (alto recorder), David Brown (alto recorder), Maple Sun (alto recorder), Henry Lebedinsky (harpsichord), and Rylie Patching (Baroque bassoon).

(I am 17 years old in this video.)

“Concerto for Two Cellos in G Minor, RV531”

Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)

Performed April 2021 at SHAK - Early Music Youth Academy concert on modern bassoon in Baroque style.

(I am 15 years old in this video.)

Seattle Historical Arts for Kids - Early Music Youth Academy Highlights

SHAK Early Music Youth Academy - Highlights from October 2023 concert.

(I am 17 years old in this video, and I am playing Baroque bassoon.)

SHAK Early Music Youth Academy and St. Mark’s Cathedral Schola - Highlights from April 2023.

(I am 16 years old in this video, and I am playing Baroque bassoon.)

SHAK Early Music Youth Academy - Highlights from November 2022.

(I am 16 years old in this video, and I am playing on Baroque bassoon.)

SHAK Early Music Youth Academy and St. Mark’s Cathedral Schola - More highlights from April 2023.

(I am 16 years old in this video, and I am playing Baroque bassoon.)

SHAK Early Music Youth Academy - Highlights from April 2022.

(I am 15 years old in this video, and I am playing modern bassoon in Baroque style.)

Audio Recordings

Early Music Lessons, Festivals, & Memberships

Carles Cristóbal Ferran
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Basel, Switzerland
Monday, September 25, 2023
Monday, January 29, 2024
Benny Aghassi
Royal Conservatoire of Music - The Hague
Hague, Netherlands
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Ivan Calestani
die MUK
Vienna, Austria
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Oberlin Conservatory of Music - Baroque Performance Institute
June 2023
Amherst Early Music Festival Baroque Academy
July 2023
Early Music America