The bassoon has been called “ the clown of the orchestra” — but the best clowns are performers capable of doing so much more than making people laugh. Free concert with bassoon band to show ...

When it came to the bassoon, though, “because the tube is so long, the holes would be farther apart than the fingers can reach, so instrument makers drilled the holes at an angle.

Nadina Mackie Jackson. Vivaldi wrote 39 concertos for bassoon, though none were published during his lifetime. Still, he contributed more to the bassoon repertory than just about any other ...

From the high, ethereal notes that open Stravinsky's Rite of Spring to the cranky grandpa of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, the bassoon is an instrument of wonderful colour and versatility.

"Bassoon has a 3-1/2 octave range, but we like to say we can play bright, dark, whatever," Ortwein said. "It can sound like a flute, blend with trombones. It's often put with French horns.

Noon Concerts at Trinity Episcopal Church will present pianist Natasha Kislenko, principal keyboard of the Santa Barbara Symphony, and bassoonist William Wood in a program, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Monday ...

Judith LeClair with the bassoon once owned by the late Tom Taylor of Parkersburg. Taylor died in 1972. (Photo Provided) “I, of course, had a huge crush on him,” she said.

Catherine Van Handel is bringing sexy back to the bassoon.. In the liner notes for her new CD, scheduled for release Jan. 31, the Milwaukee Symphony's principal bassoonist writes, "Each of the ...