Bassoonist Carole Mason Smith joined the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra as second bassoonist in 1980. With the SPCO, Smith has performed the Vanhal and the Deitter Concertos for Two Bassoons with former ...

A native of Japan, Yuki Higashi began studying bassoon at the age of sixteen. He received his B.M. and M.M from the Conservatory of Music at S.U.N.Y. Purchase and Professional Studies Diploma from the ...

“I simply feel so good, just like my heart is about to explode”, said Rie, a professional Bassoonist based in Melbourne. She loves her job of being surrounded by the harmony of different ...

It is made out of maple wood (or plastic) and has a double reed. The bassoon is a very versatile instrument. It can play very low notes and still get quite high. It can also play very quick ...

Alexa Smith: Hello. I'm Alexa Smith. On tonight's show, we have students from Manhattan School of Music's College and Precollege. You'll hear music from Valerie Coleman, Janáček, Cait Nishimura and ...

Her interim replacement will be Richard Wigley, a bassoonist who has managed the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and most recently the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast. The review by Mr Garrett, a former ...