bassoon

Composed for the now delveloping reed quintet consisting of oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone and bassoon. Three movements allow this effective ensemble to shine. The music is moderately difficult.
1. Iowa Prelude (0'25) An introductory fanfare, perhaps for the Iowa State Fair.
2. Postcard: Manhattan Broadway, 1947 (2'26) Inspired by a color postcard showing Broadway in heavy traffic with buses, colorful signs and
bustling sidewalks

John Holloway's "Wood-Up quick Step" was so popular in it's day that it became the test piece for a famous competition between Ned Kendall, playing the keyed bugle and ..... playing the cornet. In this setting for woodwind quintet, the flute, oboe and clarinet get to show off their virtuosity. Hence, those parts are technically demanding.

The bassoon dips its toe into the 'blues'. Premiered by the composer and The Ohio State University Wind Symphony, Dr. Russel Mikkelson, director. We also publish two versions with wind accompaniment: for band [0512A] and for orchestral wind section [0512B].

We have transcribed Christian Julius Weissenborn's delightful bassoon scherzo for solo bass clarinet and chamber winds. The bass clarinet version has been transposed from the bassoon key of C into concert B-flat. The wind ensemble instrumentation is: flute, oboe, 4 B-flat clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns in F and double bass or tuba. An optional cut shortens the piece to 3'50. We also publish the work with piano accompaniment [0005J].

A movement from Handel's Concerto in F of 1715. The music is also heard in his Water Music. Scored for 2 oboes (or oboe and oboe d'amore), English horn & bassoon with some two part sections for each player to shine. Also available in a version for 2 oboes & 2 bassoons [9219B]

Written to prevent potential envy arising from the excluded hornist in the saxophone version. A sort demonstration piece for the standard woodwind quintet. For my colleagues at the Capital University Conservatory of Music.

We needed a piece to demonstrate all of the woodwinds. Something with a little solo for each player - so, I chose the venerable and much arranged "Carnival of Venice" as being relatively familiar to listeners and fun to play for the musicians. Dedicated to my woodwind colleagues at the Capital University Conservatory of Music.

These fanfares were composed at different times for different ensembles. The OBOHIO fanfares were written in 1990 to begin concerts by that double reed quartet. We would play them offstage before entering. #2 was written for performance at the International Double Reed Society's conference at the Louisiana State Unversity. Tavern Fanfare was written for a wind octet to play a concert at, you guessed it, a tavern! The Seven Eight Fanfare was composed in 1998 for no particular ensemble or event.

A Passacaglia on a 9 measure progression for the standard woodwind quintet: flute, oboe, clarinet in B-flat, bassoon and horn in F. Composed in 2008 and eagerly awaiting it's first performance!

Ukrainian Triptych was written in 2012 at the request of Dr. Bruce Gbur who is of Ukrainian descent. The music in three panels (movements) is based on folk songs found in the collection 'Let's Sing Out in Ukrainian, Volume One' compiled and edited by Yurko Foty, published in Saskatoon, Canada by Canuk Publications, 1977. The work will be premiered at the International Double Reed Society's 2012 conference at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio on July 9, 2012.

First Panel - 4'00
Second Panel - 4'45
Third Panel - 4'15
Total duration - 13 minutes