When Nicole Buetti first picked up the bassoon, it was supposed to be a not-so-secret weapon in woodwind-on-woodwind combat.

A teen guitarist from Colorado plays a beautiful work by Bach, a cellist plays an emotional Elegy by John Williams, and a pianist performs a piece that draws from the worlds of classical and jazz.

Chief Musician Jenny Stokes of the U.S. Navy Band delivers a captivating bassoon solo in Kevin Day’s powerful “Concerto for Wind Ensemble,” blending precision, soul, and symphonic intensity. Source: ...

Mexican bassoonist Carlos M. López (WMU faculty) began his studies at the School of Music of the National Autonomous University of Mexico before obtaining degrees from The Joyce and Henry Schwob ...