bassoonist
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bassoonists
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The bakery owner is actually a musician, a bassoonist with a performance degree from Pacific Lutheran University.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024
But two years later, after a standard probationary period, a seven-man committee of the orchestra’s musicians denied tenure to Ms. Jones and a Japanese-born bassoonist, Ryohei Nakagawa.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2022
“That means that every clarinetist, bassoonist, singer and double bass player was coming to me. And making music together started to become more interesting than just the piano.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2022
She was a concert bassoonist and an actor.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
The minuet is in C, but the melody is a little too low for a flute46 , and the bassoonist would also be more comfortable playing higher.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
Sara Schoenbeck is one of the few improvising bassoonists of her pedigree, but she rarely makes music as a leader.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
I’m sure the bassoonists who are watching the show feel seen.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
I was jealous of their training, because in Congo there are no other bassoonists outside of the orchestra.”
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 9, 2015
Passing the two bassoonists on his way into the pit he commented on a tricky unison passage.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2010
Simultaneously, the thousand other flags also fell, as massed trumpeters and bassoonists in the Court of Honor played “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “America.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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