Andrew Marlin is an active freelance bassoonist throughout Chicago and can be heard playing on a variety of musical platforms throughout the city. He primarily performs with Opera Festival Chicago, Chicago Summer Opera, Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago, Northbrook Symphony Orchestra, and as a Core Artist with CHAI Collaborative Ensemble. Additionally, Andrew has been most thankful to have performed with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and the Las Vegas Philharmonic under the batons of Maestro Ludovic Morlot and Maestro Donato Cabrera respectively.
As a passionate music educator, Andrew has built up many school music programs throughout the northwest suburbs and in turn has created a full time teaching studio. His students have continued on to some of the finest music schools earning some of the most competitive scholarships available. Andrew also serves as the Bassoon Instructor for Chicago Summer Opera’s Orchestra Program where he gives masterclasses, chamber music coachings, instructional workshops, and lessons to their bassoon students.
Lastly, Andrew is the founder and music director for his own Summer Bassoon Workshop where he introduces young bassoonists to the world of music. All the music in the workshop are his own arrangements of some of the best music written across all of time – orchestral classics, opera scenes, ballet music, film scores, and more.