Category Archives: Music / Bassoon
this is number 11
The Google Bassoon Quartet!
- Posted by J W
- on Oct, 29, 2016
- in Music / Bassoon
- Blog No Comments.

One of the neat things about working in a big company is the varied interests you’ll find amongst the people who work there. But where else but at Google could I find not one, but THREE excellent bassoon players? After discovering each other, we worked up a repertoire. We performed a few times that we […]
Did famous conductor Fritz Reiner really fire a musician for using binoculars in rehearsal?
- Posted by J W
- on Jul, 03, 2016
- in Music / Bassoon
- Blog No Comments.

Its well documented that Fritz Reiner, one of the most well known conductors of American classical music led ensembles with a baton that barely moved. In Conservatory, many of us shared an apocryphal story about how he once fired a musician for bringing binoculars in a rehearsal when to help “find” the beat. One afternoon, […]
Read MoreMusic: Homage to Donald Erb
- Posted by J W
- on Jan, 02, 2013
- in Music / Bassoon
- Blog No Comments.

For my junior recital I commissioned a new piece. The piece was written by composer Geoffrey Petersen for solo bassoon. I performed the premier in the spring of 1997. I was honored to have Mr. Erb present for the performance. It touched me very much that he stayed for the entire concert.
Contrabassoon Solo
- Posted by J W
- on Dec, 31, 2012
- in Music / Bassoon
- Blog No Comments.

This is my performance of “The Elephant” from the Carnival of the Animals played on Contrabassoon. The accompanist is Margo Schwartz. Performed in the Severance Recital Hall in Cleveland in 1996. Listen:
Read MoreApple Hill Music Festival
- Posted by J W
- on Dec, 29, 2012
- in Music / Bassoon
- Blog No Comments.

In the summers of 1995 and 2000, I performed as a member of the Apple Hill Summer Festival. Fun times and fond memories of Dobbs, Eric, Cathy et al.
Read MoreCategories
- Airport Archeology
- Artsy Stuff
- Cars
- Cooking
- Default Category
- Kids America
- Music / Bassoon
- Photos
- Radio
- Radionomy/SHOUTcast
- Soapbox
- Technology
- VIPS Photos
Archives
- January 2023
- December 2022
- September 2022
- June 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- April 2020
- February 2020
- March 2018
- August 2017
- July 2017
- February 2017
- October 2016
- July 2016
- May 2016
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012