Collegiate Repertoire for Bassoon

Aeon: A Miniature Suite for Bassoon and Piano was written at the request of my very good friend, Carl Rath, who wanted a piece based on the very evocative wildlife photographs of Montana artist,

Ahead of All Parting explores the emotions of life, death, and what lies beyond as told through the lush sounds of the harp and the dark, sonorous qualities of the mezzo-soprano and bassoon. 

By Daniel Baldwin. Ballade for Bassoon Choir is an arrangement of the middle movement of Neoteric Suite for bassoon, horn, and cello. It is a tender and passionate love ballade that

The Ballade for Bassoon and Piano, Op. 34, was composed for the bassoon studio examinations in 1912. The work is of moderate difficulty, only utilizing the upper range of the instrument to the

The first concerto of its kind, Cane tells a dramatic story of one bassoon reed's journey from its origins as raw, organic cane, to the final joy of playing on the finished reed.  The colors

Cantilene Op. 59 for bassoon and piano by Eugene Jancourt (1815-1901). Jancourt's Cantilene is considered by some to be one of his loveliest works, offering the soloist ample opportunities

Colored Stones tells the story of three stones: smoky quartz, lapis lazuli, and tiger's eye. Some cultures and spiritual practices believe these stones have powerful qualities such as the ability

Desert Miniatures: Insects was commissioned by Trio Sonora: Robert BeDont, Travis Jones, and Martin VonKlompenberg. The piece reflects on my time living in Tucson, AZ and all of the different types

The first published work for bassoon by a woman dates to 1930: Ruth Crawford Seeger's Diaphonic Suite for bassoon and cello is a chromatic etude in duet form. In Diaphonic, Kyle Hovatter

Flayed is a composer's equivalent of a free improvisation on a few motives. While the overall structure of the piece is a tidy A-B-A form, the individual phrases are often irregular or elided and

My intention in writing Impressions was to present to both the audience and the performers short and simple character pieces, each leaving very contrasting mental images of people, places, or

An energetic, lyrical solo, written for Claude Smith's daughter, Pam, and easily accessible to a high school or college bassoonist. Based on a lighthearted melody, the solo has some technical passages based

When I first started thinking about In Malaysia (sometime in April 2015), I immediately heard a bassoon melody playing in my mind that grew into a larger piece of music that painted my memories

Though my training as a musician and a composer is firmly rooted in western art music, more specifically within an American collegiate environment, a lot of my inspiration and musical influences come from

This lyrical showcase of perpetual motion is a colorful and energetic addition to the bassoon quartet repertoire. Full of rhythmic interest and dramatic harmonic interplay, this piece truly is a maverick

For Bassoon and Piano, by Bruno Labate. A charming piece by the Principal Oboist of the New York Philharmonic. Labate is well known among oboists for his pedagogical/recital pieces. This work for bassoon

Run was commissioned by the Renegade Bassoon Quartet, and was completed in January 2017. As I received the invitation for this collaboration, I immediately knew that I wanted to give the