Collegiate Repertoire for Bassoon

For two of the principals of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, music director Manfred Honeck thought to spotlight them with a new work. The commission went to Leshnoff, who was happy to produce the

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

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

Joseph Bodin de Boismortier was highly successful in his lifetime, but many of his more than 100 works are forgotten today. His duo sonatas for string or wind instruments, however, continue to enjoy great