Dr. Matthew Ransom serves as Assistant Adjunct Professor of Bassoon at the University of Northern Iowa. He has been the Principal Bassoonist of Orchestra Iowa since 2012, and the Contrabassoonist of the Des Moines Symphony since 2016. His orchestral career has included performances with the Cincinnati Symphony, the Milwaukee Symphony, the Russian National Orchestra, the Des Moines Metro Opera, the Quad Cities Symphony, the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Symphony, the Canton Symphony, and the Kentucky Symphony.