The Chicago Bassoon Trio
The Chicago Bassoon Trio
June 12, 2025 3:00 PM - 3:25 PM Krannert Room (inside Clowes Memorial Hall)
A performance of four pieces by The Chicago Bassoon Trio, all of which feature settings for two bassoons and a contrabassoon. The program includes works by three traditional (but here-in unidentified) German composers, Canadian composer/bassoonist Mathieu Lussier, American composer Peter Stopschinski, and premier ragtime composer Scott Joplin – in a selection arranged by CBT member Lynette Pralle.
3 Traditional German Songs
I. Die Gazelle Polka
II. Horch auf den Klang der Zither
III. Im Luftschiff
2 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
(here-in unidentified)
TRIO, Op. 51 – “Oldenbourg”
2 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Mathieu Lussier (b. 1973)
Danse Sweet No. 2
I. The Dragon
II. The Cockrel
III. The Rat
2 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Peter Stopschinski (1972)
Magnetic Rag
2 Bassoons & Contrabassoon
Scott Joplin (1868-1917)
arr. Lynette Pralle