Sergio Azzolini, bassoon, performed a joint recital
at the Chiostro Dell' Abbazia Di San Colombano, Bobbio, Italy,
on August 25, 1992 with Allessandro Comellato, piano. Bassoon
works performed were the Sonata in G major BWV 1027 (originally
for viola da gamba and cembalo) by J.S. Bach, the Concerto
Sona for piano with bassoon accompaniment by Rossini, and
the Saint-Säens Sonata Op. 168.
On August 23,1992 Azzolini was joined by Renate Greiss, flute,
Ingo Goritzki, oboe, and Roberto Menichetti, harpsichord, at the
Santuario Della Madonna Dell' Aiuto, Bobbio, for a chamber music
recital. Works performed were the Quartet in D Major for
flute, oboe, bassoon and continuo by G.P. Telemann, the Bachianas
Brasilieras No. 6 for flute and bassoon, by Villa-Lobos, Pezzo
Fantastico for flute, oboe, and bassoon by Isang Yun, the
Duo for oboe and bassoon by Villa-Lobos, and the Quartet
in D minor for flute, oboe, bassoon, and continuo by Telemann.
BASSOON 4, (Jane Holt, Jerry Leeper, Cathy McGuire, and
Karen Strohmeyer) performed a concert in the Governor's Mansion
in Springfield, Illinois. Works performed were Fanfare-Rondeau
by Jean Joseph Mouret (arr. by Marc Reift), Stardust by
Hoagy
Carmichael (arr. by Robert Hughes), You Made Me Love You
by Jerome Kern (arr. by Bill Holcombe), Concerto Grosso in
B-flat Major by Antonio Vivaldi (transcribed for bassoon quartet
by Alan Hawkins), The Doo-Dah Suite: Camptown Races, II
Jeanie, III
Swanee River, by Stephen Foster (arr. by Bill Holcombe), Alexander's
Ragtime Band by Irving Berlin (arr. by Jack Gale), St.
Louis Blues by W.C. Handy (arr. by Bill Holcombe), Pleasant
Moments (Ragtime Waltz) by Scott Joplin (transcribed by Ralph
Sauer), Thats A-Plenty (arranged by Jack Gale), and Under
the Boardwalk (arranged by John Standfield).
John Campbell, bassoon, performed the Concertino
for Clarinet and Bassoon, Op. 47 by Franz Danzi with Mary More,
clarinet, accompanied by the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, John
Faner, conductor on January 10, 1993 at the Convention Center
in Bakersfield, California.
William Chinworth, bassoon, performed the Terzetto
Op. 22 by Casimir T. Lalliet with James Heider, oboe, and Mary
Lansdale, piano at a concert entitled "Music by Twos and
Threes" on October 10, 1992 at the Prescott Fine Arts Theater,
Prescott, Arizona.
David Debolt, bassoon, performed a Faculty Recital at Kent
State University, Kent, Ohio, on March 3, 1992, assisted by Jerry
Davidson, piano, Frank Wiley, harpsichord, Colin Anderson, bassoon
and contrabassoon, and Roberto Iriarte and Timothy Bishop, bassoons.
Works performed were the Telemann Sonata in F Minor, the
Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (1988) by Arnold Cooke, the
David Concertino, and Earth Prayers: Kyrie Orbis Factor
Variations (1991) by David DeBolt, (with an electronic tape
realized by Colin Anderson).
Yoshiyuki Ishikawa, bassoon, performed a Faculty Recital
at the University of Colorado, Boulder, on October 6, 1992, assisted
by Phillip Aaholm, clarinet, David Baker and Susan Hess,
bassoons, Paul Crowley, contrabassoon, James Brody,
oboe, Judith Glyde, cello, Elizabeth Farr, harpsichord, and Robert
Spillman, piano. Works performed were the Bach Suite in Eb
for unaccompanied bassoon, the Sonatine pour Hautbois et Basson
(1963) by André Jolivet, the Suite #2 for Clarinet,
Bassoon, and Piano by Alec Wilder, the Mozart Sonata
for bassoon and cello, the Suite d'apres Corrette, Op.
161, for oboe, clarinet, and bassoon by Darius Milhaud, and the
Corrette Concerto-Le Phenix.
The Kent Bassoon Ensemble (David DeBolt, Jim Bishop, Bonnie
Blankenship, Roberto Iriarte, Jennifer Lytle, Dawn Petersen, Natasha
Westerman, and Paul Winsow, bassoons, Roberto Iriarte, Natasha
Westerman, and Paul Winsow, contrabassoons, Frank Wiley and Bonnie
Blankenship, harpsichords) performed on the Wind Chamber Music
1 Concert at Kent State University, Kent Ohio, on December 2,
1992. Works performed were Quartet in C Major by Telemann
(arr. by Alan Hawkins), L'Orefeo Suite by Monteverdi (arr.
by John Iskra), Sonata in G Minor, Op. 2 No. 8 by Handel,
Humorous Scherzo, Op. 12, No. 9, by Prokofiev, and Have
Yourself a Minimalist Christmas (1990) by Ralph Hays.
Robert Koper, bassoon, performed the works Aria and
Scherzo by C.A. Julstrom in a recital by pianist Rosa Drake
Julstrom, on September 20, 1992 at the First Presbyterian Church
in Macomb, Illinois. (C.A. Julstrom is the recently deceased husband
of Rosa Julstrom. (These works are reviewed elsewhere in this
issue.)
Richard Lottridge, bassoon, performed a Faculty Recital
at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, on Jan. 31, 1993, assisted
by Linda Bartley, clarinet; Carroll Chilton, piano; Mark Fink
oboe; Stephanie Jutt, flute; John Chappell Stowe, harpsichord;
Todd Welbourne, piano;
and Carol Rosing, Stephanie Whitson and Lori
Wooden, bassoons. Works performed were: Prelude de Conceit,
Op. 53,1953, by Gabriel Pierne; Child's Play for bassoon
and piano, by David Ward-Steinman; Suite No. 2 for clarinet,
bassoon and piano, by Alec Wilder; Quartet in D minor
for flute, oboe, bassoon, and continuo by Telemann and Corrette's
Le Phenix.
Mr. Lottridge and Mr. Fink also performed the Concerto for
Trumpet, Oboe, and Bassoon by Francesco Biscogli with John
Alley, trumpet, and the Madison Chamber Players with James Smith,
Conductor at Madison on Feb. 12,1993. Both players also performed
in the Stravinsky
Octet on the same program.
Susan Nigro, contrabassoon, performed Konterbande for
Contrabassoon and Orchestra by Karl-Heinz Koper with the DuPage
Symphony Orchestra, Barbara Schubert, conductor, on October 17,
1992 at North Central College, Naperville, Illinois. She also
gave the World Premiere of the Concerto for Contrabassoon and
Chamber Orchestra, Op. 30, by Frank E. Warren with the Chicago
Chamber Orchestra, Dieter Kober, conductor, on January 17, 1993
at the Chicago Cultural Center. Susan also performed A Bassoon
Recital: 1 Octave Lower at Valparaiso University on September
10th, Vanderpael Gallery on September 17th, and Concordia College
on September 24, 1992 - all in the Chicago area. Works performed
were the Sonata #3 in A Minor by Karl Stamitz, Concertpiece
by Burrill Phillips, Burlesque by Bozza, and the Mozart
Concerto (with cadenzas by Willard Elliot) all on the contrabassoon.
For an encore Ms Nigro played the world premiere performance of
Waltz by Ralph Nicholson.
The Northwind Quintet (Angelita Floyd, flute, Tom Barry,
oboe, Jack Graham, clarinet, Thomas Trittle, horn, and David Rachor,
bassoon) performed a Faculty Recital at the University of Northern
Iowa, Cedar Falls on December 2, 1992. Works performed were the
first and third
movements from the Italian Concerto by Bach (arr. by Jack
Graham), Summer Music, Op. 31 by Samuel Barber, Six
Bagatelles by Gyorgy Ligeti, Vivace from the Concerto in
D Major by Telemann/Graham (Thomas Trittle, horn soloist),
The Finale from the Reicha Quintet in E flat,
Op. 88, No. 2, Ugros by Ferenc Farkas, The Roaring Twenties
arr. by Paul Nagle, Sailor's Hornpipe arr. by Fred Huffer,
Saxophobia by Rudy Wiedoeft/Graham (Tom Barry, Saxophone),
and Spangles by John W. Bratton/Braham.
David Rachor, bassoon, performed a Faculty Recital at the
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, on October 22, 1992,
assisted by Angelita Floyd, flute, Randy Hogancamp, percussion,
Todd Seelye, guitar, and Kathleen Sihler, viola. Works performed
were the Elgar Romance, Op. 62 (1910), the Sonata for
Bassoon and Guitar, Op. 13, by Karl Andreas Goepfert, Trio
for flute, Viola, and Bassoon (1934) by Malcolm Arnold, Triptych
for Bassoon and Percussion (1991) by Bernard van Beurden,
and Variations sur 'Au Clair de la Lune" by Gebauer.
Harold Robison, bassoon, performed a Faculty Recital at
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, on October 13, 1992, assisted by
Janice Robison, piano and harpsichord, Donna Conaty, oboe,
Scott Holmes, violin, Galen Kelch, cello, Matthew Stanley, trombone,
T. Scott Coffey, alto
saxophone, Patrick Madden, bassoon, and Gene Swenson, percussion.
Works performed were Sonata sopra 'Ea Monica" for
violin, bassoon and cembalo by Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, Sonata
in A for oboe, violin, trombone, bassoon, and continuo by
Matthias Weckmann, the Concerto by Victor Bruns, Branches
for two bassoons and percussion by Paul Chihara, and Concerto
#2 for saxophone, bassoon, and clavecin by Marguerite Roesgen-Champion.
David Sogg, bassoon, performed a Benefit Recital for the
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank at Duquesne University
on October 26, 1992, assisted by Richard Sogg, piano, Joen Vasquez
and Mark Jakobs, viola, and David Premo, cello. Works performed
were the Quartet in Bb, Op. 46, No. 1 by Franz Krommer,
Suite in G Minor for unaccompanied bassoon by Jean David
Braun, Divertimento on Themes from Donizetti's "Lucia
di Lammermoor" for bassoon and piano by Antonio Torriani,
Sonata in G Minor, Op. 24, No. 5 for bassoon and continuo
by Francois Devienne, and Interferences I for bassoon and
piano by Roger Boutry.
The Wingra Woodwind Quintet (Stephanie Jutt, flute; Mark
Fink, oboe; Linda Bartley, clarinet; Nancy Brecknell, horn; and
Richard Lottridge, bassoon) performed a Faculty Recital at the
University of Wisconsin, Madison, on Feb. 6, 1993 with guest artist
Soren Hermansson,
horn. Works performed were Concerto No. 2 (after Vivaldi)
by J.S. Bach/Mordechai Rechtman; Quintet (1980) by John
Harbison; Variations on the Spanish "La Folia"
by Conrad Dejong; and Sextet, Op. 271 by Carl Reinecke.