Paul Blackman (11-16-83) performed the world Premiere of the Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra by the Australian composer Colin Brumby with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra conducted by Patrick Thomas. The work was performed before a live audience and recorded for future broadcast at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation studio in Adelaide. The Concerto is dedicated to George Zukerman and, according to Mr. Blackman is very lyrical and well written for the bassoon. (The music may be obtained from the composer c/o The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, 4067, Queensland, Australia. Ed.)
Jose R. Coronado, Jr. (2-24-82) performed a bassoon recital at the New England Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts. Works included the Concerto in C Major, F. CIII No. 17 by Vivaldi, Sonata, Op. 13 for Bassoon and Guitar by Karl Andreas Goepfert (1768-1818), Quintuor for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, and piano, by Rimsky-Korsakov, Divertissement for Bassoon and Strings by jean Francaix, Adagio by Louis Spohr, and the Mozart Concerto K.191.
D. Keith McClelland (1-15-84) performed a faculty bassoon recital at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Works included the Sonata in D Minor, Op. XX/2 by Corrette; Fear No More The Heat 0' th' Sun for clarinet, bassoon, and harpsichord by Andrew Thomas (assisted by Gary Sperl, clarinet and John Brock, harpsichord); the Quartet in D Minor by Telemann; the Sonatina by Ellis B. Kohs; 3 movements from the Sonatas by C.P.E. Bach, and the Saint-Saens Sonate. The following comments on the unusual works on the program by Mr. McClelland are very informative: "The Andrew Thomas piece obviously has some interesting sonorities and is a good length (less than 10 minutes) so that the novelty of the piece and the end coincide fairly closely. I really enjoyed playing the Ellis Kohs Sonatina. It has some very nice lyrical sections and is also not long enough to become tiring for the ear. The piece is very tonal and the third movement contains a delightful theme and variations in an almost 'neoclassic' march style. That was one of those pieces I found in my music and don't know where I got it. The C.P.E. Bach Sonatas were the International edition for clarinet, bassoon and piano. There are six and they are all single movement sonatas. " (The Thomas work is published by Margun Music. Ed.).
Richard Ranti (3-18-84) performed in a woodwind chamber music recital with Laura Ahlbeck, oboe; David Newman, clarinet; and David Booth, piano; at the Ethical Culture Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Works included the Trio in B-flat Major, Op. 11, arranged for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano by Beethoven; the Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet, and Bassoon by Francaix; Three Bagatelles for Oboe and Bassoon by Alexei Haieff (b. 1914); and the Poulenc Trio.
Henry Skolnick (3-14-84) gave the first Miami performance of the Concerto for Bassoon and Winds by Gordon Jacob on a program by the University of Miami Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Alfred Reed, Conductor, in Miami, Florida.
Daniel Smith (3-25-84) performed a recital entitled "Basically Bassoon" assisted by the Ravina Chamber Ensemble at the Hicksville, New York, Public Library. Works included the Adagio, Op. 9, No. 2 by Weissenborn; the Polonaise Op. 9 by Jacobi; the Trio in B-flat, Op. 33, No. 2 by Gebauer; the Concerto VIII No. 33 by Vivaldi; Four Sketches by Gordon Jacob; the Lyric Suite, Op. 96 by Thomas Dunhill, and the Sonata No. 4 by Zelenka.
Leslie Torchino (4-3-84) performed a bassoon recital at the College-Conservatory, University of Cincinnati. Works included the Concerto in A minor, F.VIII, No. 7 by Vivaldi; RITORNEL by Jack Behrens; the Sonate by Hindemith; the Sonatine for flute and bassoon by Eugene Bozza, (assisted by Kathy Carruthers), and the Concerto Op. 75 by von Weber.
Deborah J. Wade (2-17-84) performed a bassoon recital at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio. Works included the Concerto in E minor, RV484 by Vivaldi; the Sonata Op. 168 by Saint-Saens; the Sonata (1955) by Etler; and the Variations on the Mozart theme "La ci darem la mano" by Beethoven.
William Waterhouse (7-13-84) performed a guest recital at the Victorian College of the Arts as Artist-in-Residence in Australia. Works included the "Phenix" Quartet by Corrette; A Fantasie in 3 Parts by Gibbons; Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40 No. I for 2 bassoons by Boismortier, (Mr. Waterhouse played a Prudent copy - Paris 1770 - by De Koening and Mr. Garry Bradley played a Eichentopf copy - Leipzig 1740 - by Cottet.); A Menuet Et Rondeau for unaccompanied bassoon by jean Braun (on a classical bassoon by Tauber, Vienna - ca. 1810); a Serenata for Tenoroon and piano by Carlo Lickl (on a tenoroon by Savary, Paris ca.1840); The world premiere of a Quartettsatz for 4 bassoons by George Dreyfus; the Witches Dance by Granville Bantock; the Prokofiev Scherzo,- the Jacob Partita; the Lucy Long Variations by Godfrey; and the Doppel-Concert for 2 bassoons and piano by Ernst Toiler. Assisting Mr. Waterhouse in the program were bassoonists Harold Evans, Gennady Slavsky, Robert Weeks, Max Nell, Jill Mowson, George Dryfus, and Harpsichord/Pianist Linda Kent.
The final program was sent to me by Bernard Garfield, who writes: "I thought you might beinterested in the enclosed program of the Central Philharmonic Orchestra Woodwind Quintet, Beijing, China. This is the first orchestra of the People's Republic of China. They toured their country playing, among other things, the Hindemith Kleine Kammermusik. With flute as one of their most popular folk instruments, it's easy to see the popularity of the woodwind quintet in a country of one billion people. The program was translated by Lawrence Garfield. The program was sent to me by bassoonist Lin Ming Shu. He wrote on top of the program, "Our Woodwind Quintet."
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