FRANK ZAPPA once wrote, “The bassoon is one of my favorite instruments. It has the medieval aroma -- like the days when everything used to sound like that.... It’s a great noise -- nothing else makes ...

Much like a Stradivarius is to the violin world, a Heckel is considered one of the gold standards in bassoons. So when Laine Bryce decided to sell her Heckel upon retirement after 26 years of playing ...

Ask the average person to describe a bassoon and you’re likely to get a blank stare or a wildly incorrect guess. Despite its warm, vibrant sound and critical role in orchestras, the bassoon remains ...

Judith LeClair performs with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo Provided) PARKERSBURG — A musical instrument once owned by a young Parkersburg musician whose life was ...

MACOMB, IL - - The Western Illinois University School of Music will present "The Bassoon Biome", a Faculty Recital featuring bassoonist Andrea Baker at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, in the College ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. This section of the orchestra got its name from the fact that many of its ...

Even Judith LeClair, principal bassoonist in the New York Philharmonic, says there are issues with her instrument. "A lot of people call it an oboe," she once told CNN. "It's not as recognized as a ...