Meet the bassoon — a double-reed woodwind instrument with rich tones and intricate fingering. Professor Richard Church introduces young learners to the bassoon and the rest of the woodwind family.

Somebody jack your bassoon? Fear not — the International Double Reed Society has your back. Picture it: Several weeks ago in a seemingly safe, quiet neighborhood of Walnut Creek, Karla Eckholm ...

Oboists and bassoon players spend a lot of time watching weather reports from the south of France. You would, too, if your livelihood depended on the quality of your double reed. Keith Koster is the ...

Members of the oboe and bassoon families are attending a reunion in Redlands this week: The University of Redlands School of Music is hosting more than 1,000 musicians at the 42nd Annual Conference of ...

FARGO - If you called Ilonna Pederson a blowhard, she'd probably take it as a compliment. As the director of the New York Kammermusiker (taken from the German translation for chamber music), Pederson ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. It is the lowest of the woodwind instruments. It is made out of maple wood ...

JACKSONVILLE — Michael Maxwell showed off his bassoon reeds like some might show off their jewelry, or collection of fine cigars. The Jacksonville State University graduate and Fayetteville, Ga., ...