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When you study bassoon at xxxx视频, your playing will develop through weekly private lessons with practicing professionals. Your private instruction focuses on performance not only for bassoon, but also opportunities to study contrabassoon. 

As a woodwind student you鈥檒l also be part of a department that鈥檚 designed to maintain a carefully balanced enrollment. This means that you鈥檙e ensured ample performance experience in a broad spectrum of musical groups, including rotations in two orchestras, new music ensemble and chamber music.

Learn how Conservatory faculty member Barrick Stees prepares his students for success.

Alumni Success

Meet Gareth Thomas

Gareth Thomas

After Gareth Thomas graduated from xxxx视频 in 2009, he didn鈥檛 waste any time launching his orchestral career. Thomas earned his master鈥檚 degree at Northwestern University in 2010, and soon won the position of principal bassoon in the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. He played there until October 2014, when he achieved what he described as 鈥渢he musical highlight鈥 of his career so far鈥攚inning his audition for The Cleveland Orchestra. Thomas returned to Cleveland in January 2015 to perform as second bassoon with his undergraduate professor from xxxx视频: John Clouser, principal bassoonist of the Orchestra.

Concerts and events

Nov 17 Sun
9:30 am
Junior Recital: Alton French, bassoon
Woodwinds, Conservatory Student Recitals
Nov 25 Mon
5:30 pm
First Professional Studies Recital: Stephanie Hile, oboe
Woodwinds, Conservatory Student Recitals
Dec 5 Thu
5:00 pm
Senior Recital: Weichien (Gina) Huang, clarinet
Woodwinds, Conservatory Student Recitals