Donald Schweikert is a bassoonist currently based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Ithaca College under the tutelage of Christin Schillinger and is currently pursuing a master’s degree at the University of Michigan with Jeffrey Lyman. Donald is a strong proponent of new music and music by underrepresented composers. He is actively engaging both of these groups through collaborations with living composers and by programming works by women, queer composers, and composers of color. In addition to bassoon, Donald is a woodwind doubler and has performed at various theaters in New York, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Michigan.