John Steinmetz teaches bassoon and chamber music at UCLA. Now retired from playing, he was for decades a freelance bassoonist in Los Angeles, playing live concerts and recording sessions. He was a member of Xtet and the Boulder Bassoon Band, he was a 30-year veteran of the Oregon Bach Festival, and he was often a guest teacher at the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music in New Hampshire. His articles and book reviews have appeared in Chamber Music, Symphony, the NARAS Journal, and the Double Reed. John’s compositions, many commissioned by consortia of performers, appear on more than a dozen CDs from different soloists and groups. Trevco publishes his double reed music.