Raúl Chaurand is a Mexican-French bassoonist. He has given bassoon and reed-making lessons, masterclasses, performances, and lectures in the United States, Mexico, Belize, Slovakia, and Thailand. Raúl has been a member of three professional Mexican
symphony orchestras: the Orquesta Sinfónica de Xalapa, Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán, and the Camerata de Coahuila, where he currently serves as Principal Bassoon. He has won the third and second prizes at Mexico’s National Bassoon Competition, and won the OSX Young Soloists Competition. In 2023 he led a commission consortium and premiered “As in the Good Ol’ Times” for bassoon and string quintet by composer Jane Kozhevnikova. He has also conducted musicological, musical-analytical, and musical-scientific research, sharing his findings through lectures at IDRS Conferences. Raúl holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Bassoon Performance from the Universidad Veracruzana, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Bassoon Performance with cognate studies in Education from the University of Florida.