INTERESTING PERFORMANCES


Paul Barrett -- Recently-named first bassoon of the Honolulu, Hawaii, Symphony.
11/76. Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland, Ohio. Senior Recital: Mozart Sonata in Bb, K.292, for Bassoon and Cello--Three Milde Concert Studies (as a solo sonata), from Op. 26: No. 8 in A Major (Allegretto), No. 9 in C-sharp Minor (Adagio) and No. 29 in D Major (Allegretto)--Poulenc Trio . . . . Villa-Lobos Duo for Oboe and Bassoon (1957)--and Vivaldi Concerto in A Minor, F. VIII, No. 2 (string quintet and B.C.). Oboists performing with Paul were Jonathan Dlouhy and Linda Strommen.
Don Christlieb (and Peter Christlieb) -- 20th Century Fox Bassoonist, reed-maker and IDRS lecturer with his son's "Peter Christlieb Jazz Ensemble."
6/75. At the Tamarack Summer Festival; Cheney, Washington. A performance of Concerto for Father and Son by Gene Goe (formerly lead trumpet with the Count Basie Orchestra). Peter Christlieb plays tenor saxophone with the Doc Severinsen Band. This work: Solo Bassoon, Tenor Saxophone, and Jazz Ensemble.
Ronald Klimko -- University of Idaho Bassoon Professor.
3/76. A Recital of 20th Century Music: Three Etudes for Solo Bassoon (1971) of Virginio Bianchi - Alec Wilder's 2nd Sonata -- Chris Weait Variations for Solo Bassoon (1972) -- Passages for Clarinet and Bassoon (1976) by Ronald Klimko -- and Gordon Jacob's Concerto (1948).
The New York Bassoon Quartet -- IDRS star performing group at the 1975 Evanston Conference. (Julie Feves, Lauren Goldstein, Jane Taylor, and Bernadette Zirkuli, bassoonists).
2/77. CAMI HALL, New York, NY. A recital featuring three premieres (all composed for NYBQ): works by Katherine Hoover, Vaclav Nelhybel, and Rudolph Palmer (lst performances), and Alvin Brehm - plus encores.
Harold Robison -- Ohio University Bassoon Faculty.
10/76. Of special interest: Sonata for Organ and Bassoon (1973) by Rayner Brown -- Suite for Bassoon Solo (1975) by Leon Zuckert - Messe pour les Paroisses by Francis Couperin (bassoon and organ) -- Serenity for Bassoon and Organ, Op. 11 (1967) by Alan Stout.
Christopher Weait -- Co-Principal Bassoon Toronto Symphony and Past IDRS Vice-President.
10 separate selections; of special interest: Theme for Variations (1964) by Harry Somers (a leading Canadian composer, Ed.) -- Nocturne (1968) by Harold Wevers. Also: On the Toronto Symphony's Spring Tour, May 24 to June 4, 1976, Chris performed the Mozart Concerto, K.V. 191 on five concerts.

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