Meet the bassoon — a double-reed woodwind instrument with rich tones and intricate fingering. Professor Richard Church introduces young learners to the bassoon and the rest of the woodwind family.
Sue Heineman, the principal bassoonist of the National Symphony Orchestra, and Mark Hill, the principal oboist of the National Philharmonic, have something in common besides their double-reed ...
Eighteen indispensable men got ready last week for another winter’s work. They were the contrabassoonists of the eighteen big U.S. symphony orchestras. Without them, the U.S. symphonic season could ...