The Academy Trio (11-2-84) performed the World Premiere of the Trio (1982) for clarinet, bassoon, and piano by Stanislaw Skrowaczewski (B. 1923) at the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Members of the trio are: Anthony Gigliotti, clarinet; Bernard Garfield, bassoon; and Amelia Gigliotti, piano. (The first recording of this exciting new work, featuring bassoonist John Miller, is reviewed in another article in this issue. Ed.)
Rodney Ackmann (4-19-84) performed a bassoon recital at the Tulsa (Oklahoma) Performing Arts Center. Works included the Telemann Sonata, the Solo de Concert, Op. 25, by Pierne, the Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (1967) by Theodor Hlouschek, and Send in the Clowns by Stephen Sondheim, arranged by Ronald Klimko.
Daryl Durran (2-4-85) performed a faculty bassoon recital at Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. Works included the Sonata in D minor, Op. 2, No. 5 (1767) by Dard; the Romance, Op. 62 (1910) by Elgar; the Duo for Oboe and Bassoon (1946) by George Rochberg, and the Sonata in B-flat, Op. 45 (1938) by Felix Mendelssohn. In writing about the interesting music on this program Mr. Durran relates: "The Dard Sonata was recently published by Nova Music, London. Dard, who's first name is unknown, was a bassoonist in Paris in the mid-late 1700s. The Rochberg Duo for Oboe and Bassoon is published in a totally unperformable edition by Theodore Presser. The eleven-minute piece is written in a conservative twentieth-century style and is melodic throughout. The Mendelssohn Sonata, originally for cello, works quite well on bassoon. The Sonata's piano part is very demanding."
Philip Gottling (12-23-84) performed a bassoon recital "The Bel Canto Bassoon" in Cincinnati, Ohio. Works included Mosaique sur "I Puritani", Op. 25, No. 4, by Bellini-Jancourt; "La Somnambula", Op. 25, No. 6 by Bellini-Jancourt; Melange by Meyerbeer-Cokken; Cavatine, Op. 15 by Mercadante-Cokken; Cavatine d' Anna Bolena, Op. 16 by Donizetti- Cokken; Rondo Mignon by Herold-Cokken; Cavatine di Donna Caritea, Op. 60, by Mercadante-Jancourt; Barcarole di Jean de Calais, Op. 17 by Quaisain-Cokken, Fantasie sur "Guillaume Tell", Op. 34 by Rossini-Cokken and Trance (1984) by Philip Gottling. (With the exception of his own work, these are all transcriptions and/or paraphrases of famous 19th century operatic literature by two of the well-known Parisienne bassoonists
and Conservatoire professors, Eugene Jancourt and Cokken. The music was recently discovered by Phil languishing in the Biblioteque Nationale in Paris. It is hoped that some of these works can be reprinted soon. Ed.)
The Woodwind Ensemble of the CollegeConservatory of Music, Cincinnati, Ohio, Otto Eifert, Director (11-13-84) performed a recital at the University of Cincinnati. Works included The Towpath for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet, and 2 bassoons by Romeo Cascarino; the Octet-Partita, Op. 67, by Franz Krommer and the Divertimento for flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, and 2 bassoons by Frantisek Chaim. Double reeds participating in the program were oboists Lisa Kozenko, Lori Kudeviz, and Dale Jones; and bassoonists Walter Wynn, Erik Ludwig and Steve Hanna.
Richard Lottridge (3-10-85) performed the world premiere of his Concerto for Bassoon and jazz Orchestra (consisting of stage band and strings) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. The three movement work is described by Mr. Lottridge as a "...Variety of styles - funk, latin, swing, ballad, etc." (Mr. Lottridge's jazz Bassoon recording, is also reviewed in this issue. Ed.)
Leonard Hindell (1-9-85) performed a recital: "The Bassoon in Chamber Music", at Merkin Concert Hall, New York, New York. Works included selections by Lassus, Telemann and Bach for trumpet and bassoon; the Trio in a minor for recorder, bassoon, and continued by Vivaldi; the world premiere of "From The Testament of Francoise Villon ' - by Katherine Hoover; the Duetto Concertante for Viola and Bassoon by Michal Spisak; Three Inventions for Saxophone and Bassoon (197 1) by Robert Myers; and the Suite for Bassoon and String Quartet (1962) by Gordon Jacob.
John Miller (4-25, 26, 27, 28, 84) performed the Lars-Erik Larsson Concertino for Bassoon and String Orchestra, Op. 45, No. 4 with the Minnesota Orchestra, Minneapolis, Leonard Slatkin, conductor. He also performed (7-22-84) the Suite Concertino in F Major, Op. 16, by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari with the Minneapolis Chamber Orchestra, Jay Fishman, conductor. And finally he joined bassoonist Mark Kelley to perform (10- 10, 11, 12, 84) the Johann Vanhal Concerto in F Major for two bassoons and orchestra with the Minnesota Orchestra, Neville Mariner, conductor. All performances took place in Minneapolis.
The Ramey Trio (10-26-84) performed a recital at Arizona State University, Tempe. Works performed included the Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (1978) by Byron Adams; the Saint-Saens Sonata,- and the Trio Pathetique by Glinka. Members of the trio are Maxine Ramey, clarinet; Richard Ramey, bassoon; and Ann Nagell, piano.
Richard Ranti (11- 11-84) performed a bassoon recital at Carnegie Hall, New York. Works included the Gebauer Trio for bassoon, violin and cello, Op. 33, No. 3; The Poeme for Bassoon and Piano by Bernard Garfield; the Saint-Saens Sonata, the Divertissement for bassoon and strings by jean Francaix and the Concerto in E minor, P. 1317 by Vivaldi.
Jesse Read (12-9-84) performed a baroque bassoon recital at the Arts Club Revue Theatre, Granville Island, B.C., Canada. Works performed included the Sonata V(Les Selices de la Solitude, 1739, Paris) Op. 20 by Michel Corrette; )Sonata V, Op. 2 (1737, Paris) by Jean-Pierre Guignon; Sonata III, Op. 24 (1789, Paris) by Francois Devienne; Treizieme Concert (1724, Paris) by Francois Couperin, Sonata V (1746, London) by John Galliard (from a previously unknown set of six sonatas. Ed.); and the Telemann Sonata. Mr. Read plays on a copy of a Prudent by Olivier Cottet, Versailles, France. His playing on the baroque instrument has been described as "...subtle... a virtuosic brightness." (A review of Mr. Read's recent recording of the Six Sonatas, 1789, by Francois Devienne, played on the modern bassoon, appears elsewhere in this issue. Ed.)
William Scribner (11-16, 17, 18-84) performed the Mozart Concerto and the Ciranda das Sete Notas by Villa-Lobos with the Garden State Chamber Orchestra, Frederick Storfer, conductor in Hackensack, New Jersey. In reviewing the concert in the November 22, 1984, issue of the Press Journal/Valley Star of Englewood, New Jersey, William Shambrom described Scribner's playing as a "...discovery of what a beautiful instrument the bassoon is. "
The Sheba Sound (Catherine Smith and Sandra Mackay, oboes, oboe d'amore, and cor anglais; Nicholas Hunka, bassoon; and David Owen Norris, harpsichord and piano; (9-28-84) performed a concert at Wigmore Hall, London. Works included Incidental Music to "The Tempest" by Matthew Locke; Music from Purcell's Operas "Dioclesian, The Faerie Queen, The Indian Queene, and King Arthur "; Songs From "The Beggars Opera" by Gay/Norris; Songs from "Pills to Purge Melancholoy " by D'Urfey; Trio Sonatas by Boyce, Arne, and Handel; Haydn's London Trio No. 1; Mazurkas and Polkas by Beringer, Ascher, and Others; The Witty Bassoon Song (Anon); Lucy Long by Godfrey; Variations on "The Carnival of Venice" by Langford; Songs by Gilbert and Sullivan; and Pretty Little Polly Perk- ins arr. by Norris. (This unique group has a wide repertoire including early music, as well as contemporary works and jazz. They are both brilliant soloists and a lively, entertaining ensemble. Ed.)
Daniel Smith recently performed the rarely heard Concerto No. 33 by Vivaldi with the New York Virtuosi, Kenneth Klein, conductor, in Great Neck, New York. He also performed the Gordon Jacob Concerto (11- 18-84) in a rare concert band arrangement with the Kingsborough College Community Band, Simeon Loring, conductor, in Kingsborough, England. (Mr. Smith has recently recorded the Vivaldi Concerto with the English Chamber Orchestra. Ed.)