Playing Modern Bassoon on a Fox 660

Modern Bassoon Instructors

  • Luke Fieweger is the Associate Principal Bassoon of the Seattle Symphony. Luke became my bassoon teacher when I was ready to take in-person lessons after the pandemic.

  • Adam Trussell plays bassoon and contrabassoon for the Houston Symphony. Adam became my bassoon teacher during the pandemic and remains a mentor and dear friend.

  • Chris Harshman is the Principal Bassoon for the Saratoga Symphony on Whidbey Island. Chris was my first bassoon teacher. I studied under him until the start of the pandemic. Chris remains a mentor and dear friend.

Sydney Opera House Performance - August 2023

Current Modern Solo Work

Récit, Sicilienne et Rondo - Movements 1 & 2

Eugène Bozza (1905 - 1991)

Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra (SYSO)

Season 2022-2023 Highlights

State, Regional, National, and World Ensembles

  • 2020 - WMEA Jr. All-State Band

    2022 - WMEA All-State Orchestra

    2023 - WMEA State Solo and Ensemble

  • 2021 - WMEA All-Northwest Band

    2023 - WMEA All-Northwest Band

  • 2021 - NAfME All-National Honors Ensemble Band

    2022 - NAfME All-National Honors Ensemble Band

  • Honors Performance Series - Honors Band (Sydney, Australia)

    Sydney Opera House - August 2023

Classes, Lessons, Festivals, Camps, & Memberships

  • Musicianship Skills 1

    Musicianship Skills 2

  • I took one-on-one reed making classes from Adam Trussell 2020-2023.

  • Yuhiko Takeda - Takeda Bassoon (Tokyo, Japan) - June 2018

    Judith LeClair - Juilliard - May 3, 2022

    Ben Kamins - Rice - January 20, 2023

  • 2019 - The Colburn School (CA)

    2021 - Virtual Symposium

    2023 - University of Arizona (AZ)

  • 2021 - Seattle, WA

  • Winter 2020 - Virtual

  • Summer 2018 - Sacramento, CA

    Summer 2019 - Sacramento, CA

    Winter 2020 - Dallas, TX

  • Summer 2019 - Idyllwild, CA