The North American French Bassoon Sextet
The North American French Bassoon Sextet
June 13, 2025 1:30 PM 1:55 PM Lilly Hall Studio Theatre (LH168 - Black Box Theatre)
Performance by the North American French Bassoon Sextet. The program will contain varied instrumentation, i.e. varied by number of bassoons, with or without contra. All players will play the French system bassoon and contra, demonstrating the timbre, colors, and expressive qualities of this beautiful instrument, played brilliantly in France and a few other places.
Allegro in A minor
6 Bassoons
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
arr. Loren Glickman
Soavina
dedicated to Gerald Corey
3 Bassoons, 1 Contrabassoon
Mathieu Lussier (b. 1973)
Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire
4 Bassoons, 1 Contrabassoon
Vladimir Cosma (b. 1940)
arr. Brice Mallier
Ricercar à 6 from The Musical Offering
5 Bassoons, 1 Contrabassoon
J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
arr. Chuck Holdeman