The Carmel High School Bassoon Ensemble, aka Varsity Bassoon Team, is from Carmel, IN, under the direction of Christy Heber. She founded the group in 2015 as a way to provide additional performance opportunities for her high school bassoon students. What started as a Solo and Ensemble group, quickly turned into a “club” for the Carmel High School bassoonists as a way for them to come together to play bassoon-specific music together. Meeting approximately twice a month and depending on the year, the ensemble has ranged in size from 8-14 members and includes students from 9th-12th grades, all on bassoon or contrabassoon and all from Carmel High School. For the 2024-25 school year, the group has 9 members.