Michael Burns is hailed as a dynamic performer and teacher of bassoon. He is Professor of Bassoon at UNC-Greensboro and is a Moosmann Bassoon Artist. His critically acclaimed CD Primavera: Music for Bassoon and Piano by Bassoonists was released by Mark Masters. Burns plays principal with the Asheville Symphony and North Carolina Opera and is a frequent performer with the Greensboro and Charlotte Symphonies, as well as playing with the North Carolina Symphony. In the summers he is faculty of the Clazz International Music Festival in Tuscany, Italy. An avid and enthusiastic teacher, he is also active as a solo and chamber musician performing recitals and master classes throughout North America, Germany, China, Italy, Korea, and the South Pacific. Burns has an extensive discography and is an active composer with many pieces published by TrevCo Music and others. He is Archivist for the IDRS and was co-host for the IDRS 2003 Conference in Greensboro, NC. https://michaelburnsbassoon.com