Dr. Brian McKee is a bassoonist, educator, and arts administrator based in Salinas, California, USA. He serves as Operations Manager for the California Youth Symphony where he manages the daily operations of the program’s seven ensembles. He was previously Program Director and Instructor of Bassoon at Youth Orchestra Salinas and served on the advising staff at the University of North Texas College of Music. He maintains an active performing career and has recently played with the Santa Cruz and Monterey (CA) Symphony Orchestras as well as the choral-orchestral ensemble, I Cantori di Carmel. His doctoral essay, “A Pedagogical Exploration of Selected Art Songs by Franz Schubert Transcribed for Bassoon” explores his transcription process of art songs taken from Franz Schubert’s “Die Schöne Müllerin” and notes similarities paralleling vocal performance and lyrical bassoon playing. He holds degrees in music from the University of Miami, Arizona State University, and University of Oregon.