Xie performs one of the most difficult concertos in the bassoon repertoire in a concert led by Grammy-winning conductor ...

After Gigliotti took possession of Schoenbach’s bassoon, “I put it together, and it was like, wow. I mean, it has an incredible sound.” When Giglotti listens to recordings of Schoenbach ...

Bassoons are the lowest sounding of the woodwind family and a contra bassoon sounds an octave lower than a standard bassoon. Safford’s particular instrument, a model known as Arlen Fast System ...

Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss particles, poems, plums, and Antonio da Ponte.

When Sandene talks about her instrument, she recalls a quote by Frank Zappa: “The bassoon is one of my favorite instruments. It has a medieval aroma, like the days when everything used to sound ...