The bassoon studio at UT is among the strongest in the country, placing a very high percentage of graduates in major symphony orchestras, university faculty positions, and public school music programs. Several UT bassoonists have excelled in each the International Gillet-Fox Bassoon Competition, the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition and the UT Concerto Competition. We usually have 7-10 undergraduates, and 2-4 graduate students. The bassoon studio is a close-knit, supportive group of students who enjoy playing in ensembles together and having reed-making parties. We hold studio class once a week to provide solo performance opportunities, and a forum to discuss issues such as orchestral excerpts, performance anxiety, reed making, effective practicing, etc. In addition to studio class, we hold weekly reed making class, which freshmen are required to attend, and others are welcome as well. Every semester the Bassoon Class Recital is an opportunity for each student to perform solos in a public setting.
Kristin Wolfe Jensen
Professor of Bassoon
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