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Bassoonapalooza Schedule

See page 6 for detailed program and page 10 for artist biographies.

Basic Bassoon Maintenence Lecture and the Trial Room for Légère reeds are in Boyd Neel.

All other events are in Walter Hall at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music.

Start Time End Time Event Featured Artists8:30am 8:50am REGISTRATION8:50am 9:00am Welcome from the

DirectorsGordon Foote, Nadina Mackie Jackson

9:00am 10:00am Introduction to Electric Bassoon

Jeff Burke, Krista Wodelet, Nadina Mackie Jackson

10:00am 10:45am Rehearsal for Sounds to the Future Showcase Concert

Das Fagott Mannschaft

10:45am 11:30am Basic Bassoon Maintenance

Shane Wieler

11:30am 12:00pm LUNCH12:00pm 1:00pm Recital - Feature Guest

ArtistLecolion Washington

1:00pm 2:30pm Masterclass - Featured Guest Artist

Lecolion Washington

2:30pm 3:30pm Life as a Modern Bassoonist - A Round Table Discussion

Eric Macarios (MC), Fraser Jackson, Jeff Burke, Krista Wodelet, Lecolion Washington, Michael Sweeney, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Shane Wieler, Susan Durnin (DFM)

3:30pm 5:00pm Sounds to the Future Showcase Concert

Bassoonapalooza Ensemble, Das Fagott Mannschaft, Fraser Jackson, Krista Wodelet, Lecolion Washington, Michael Sweeney, Nadina Mackie Jackson

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Welcome to BassoonapaloozaFebruary 28, 2015

I would like to take this opportunity to welcome participants and bassoon

the University of Toronto.

A great deal of time, careful planning and effort has gone into creating an event that will not only teach and inspire, but will continue to develop the sense of a bassoon community.

As the largest faculty of music in Canada with roughly 900 students, the University of Toronto has a broad range of degrees, with many specializations, based in many different kinds of music. We suggest you visit our new website and have a look around: https://music.utoronto.ca/ While you are there, visit the CONCERTS & EVENTS tab. There will certainly be something in the hundreds of concerts produced each year (many which are free) that you might want to attend.

Congratulations to Nadina Mackie Jackson and her team on making this day a reality. From all of us at the UofT Faculty of Music, we hope you have a great day of learning, listening, inspiration and connecting.

Sincerely,

Gordon FooteAssociate Dean, Performance and Public Events

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A warm welcome to all of you from the Council of Canadian Bassoonists and the directors, to Bassoonday in the history of the University of Toronto!

From the wealth of bassoon talent available to us, we have chosen richly varied artists and music to showcase the voice of the bassoon, spanning from the time of Vivaldi (who wrote more bassoon concerti than any composer before or since)

bassoon soloists you will hear today range from our globe-trotting, culture-shifting teacher and performer from Memphis, Lecolion Washington, to our singer-songwriter, improvising artists, to our beloved repairman who keeps our complex bassoons humming, to our recently graduated students who have joyfully crafted

excellent string players, pianist and conductor...a true glimpse into the panoply of possibilities that exist for bassoonists.

Bassoonmany new bassoon concerti yet to present) and Black History Month (so many great talents to be heard).

unexpected delights combined with our rich musical heritage.

And most of all, we want to hear YOU, on this stage and beyond, playing and supporting music that you believe in, spoken in the voice of the bassoon.

Eric Macarios, Operations DirectorNadina Mackie Jackson, Artistic DirectorSusan Durnin, Communications DirectorBassoonapalooza Sounds to the Future 2015

Welcome to Bassoonapalooza

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Bassoonapalooza Program

Intro to Electric Bassoon

Jeff Burke (leader), Krista Wodelet & Nadina Mackie Jackson demonstrate fun and easy ways of getting started with

exploring new sounds for all levels of performers.

9:00am

Welcome to Bassoonapalooza - Message from the Directors

Welcome from Gordon Foote, Associate Dean, Performance and Public Events at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music and Nadina Mackie Jackson, Artistic Director, Bassoonapalooza Sounds to the Future.

8:50am

Rehearsal for Sounds to the Future Showcase Concert

Das Fagott Mannschaft will lead all participants, (including non-bassoonists and audience members) in guided accompaniment and improvisation to pop songs that will be performed en masse at the Sounds to the Future Showcase Concert.

10:00am

Basic Bassoon Maintenance

Bassoon tech Shane Wieler discusses and demonstrates basic care and maintenance for the long life of your bassoon and the resulting prosperity and happiness for you!

10:45am

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Bassoon RecitalLecolion Washington, Featured Guest ArtistwithEric Paetkau, conductor/coachEma Nikolovska and Meghan Ruel, violinsEmilie Gelinizzle, violaEvan Lamberton, cello

12:00pm

Quartet in G Minor op. 73 no. 3 (1800) François Devienne Allegro con espressione (1759-1803) Adagio, non troppo Rondo. Allegretto poco moderato

Concerto in A Minor RV 497 Antonio Vivaldi Allegro molto (1678-1741) Andante molto Allegro

5 Pieces for Bassoon and Orchestra* (2002) Peter Klatzow 1. Vivace (b. 1945)

3. Allegro 4. Adagio 5. Molto Vivace

*denotes Canadian Premiere

Lunch

For a map of nearby restaurants see map on page 24.

11:30am

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Life as a Modern Bassoonist:a round table discussion

Led by Eric Macarios, the discussion will highlight the many ways to build a successful music career. Professionals Fraser Jackson, Jeff Burke, Krista Wodelet, Lecolion Washington, Michael Sweeney, Nadina Mackie Jackson, Shane Wieler, and Susan Durnin will share insights and stories of their own personal musical journeys.

2:30pm

Bassoon MasterclassLecolion Washington, Featured Guest ArtistCecilia Lee, pianist

1:00pm

Eric MarcariosRomance for Bassoon, Op. 62 (1912) E. Elgar (1857-1935)

Bianca ChambulSonata for Bassoon op. 24 no 1 (~1779) F. Devienne Allegro (1759-1803) Adagio

Kate LeeAndante and Hungarian Rondo op. 35 (1813) C.M. Weber (1786-1826)

Sheba ThibideauSarabande et Cortège (1942) H. Dutilleux (1916-2013)

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Sounds to the Future Showcase Concert3:30pm

Lecolion WashingtonAndante and Hungarian Rondo op. 35 (1813) C.M. Weber (1786-1826)Nadina Mackie JacksonConcerto No. 23 in G Minor RV 495 Antonio Vivaldi Presto (1678-1741) Largo Allegro

Michael SweeneyConcerto for Bassoon Marijan Mozetichand Strings with Marimba (b. 1948)

Conductor: Eric PaetkauStrings: Ema Nikolovska, Meghan Ruel, Dominic Greene, Saba

Lamberton (cello), Peter Klaassen (double bass)Marimba: Michael Murphy

Fraser JacksonDeep (2004) Alex Shapiro

(b. 1962)Das Fagott Mannschaft

Funky Town Lipps Inc.

Das Fagott Mannschaft, Krista Wodelet and Devon Lougheed (guitar)Summertime George and Ira Gershwin à la Janis JoplinLet the Sparks Fly Sidney York/Krista Wodelet

Bassoonapalooza EnsembleSmells Like Teen Spirit NirvanaPoker Face Lady Gaga

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Bassoonapalooza Artists

Associate Professor of Bassoon at the University of Memphis, Lecolion Washington is both a new music and an education champion. Lecolion is President of the PRIZM Ensemble, a community engagement and educational chamber group which he co-founded with Carina Nyberg Washington in 2009. Lecolion is also the In-School Program Director of the “Memphis is Music” Initiative and was named by the Memphis Business Journal as one of the Top 40 under 40 in Fall, 2014. The only non-string recipient of a MPower Grant from the SPHINX Organization, Lecolion is currently on a global concert and masterclass tour, performing in Europe, South America, South Africa and Toronto.

winning the concerto competition at the International Festival Institute at Round Top, which ignited his desire to pursue a career in bassoon. Today, Lecolion is most proud of his two sons, Henning and Matteus. lecolion.com

Featured Guest Artist

Local Guest ArtistsCurrently working at the University of Toronto Faculty of Music, Cecilia Lee is an inquisitive collaborative artist on piano, harpsichord and organ. In 2009, she attended all three collaborative pianist internships at the Banff Centre of Arts, performing solo, chamber and orchestral keyboard music. Cecilia received her DMA Piano degree at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In addition to performing, Ms. Lee is an active recording engineer, working with the University of Toronto Faculty of Music and various freelance projects in the city.

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Das Fagott Mannschaft

unhinged bassoonists whose creativity cannot be contained by your typical symphony orchestra. They have performed for thousands at Yonge-Dundas Square, appeared at the Northern Lights Festival Boréal, and played to standing-room only crowds at pubs, bars and cabarets. Last year they released their

Hannah, featuring female impersonator Eve Angelica. Das Fagott Mannschaft play regularly in venues around Toronto, and on summer evenings can be caught on street corners busking, see them on March 8, 2015 at Byzantium! Team members: Neil Bishop, Susan Durnin and University of Toronto graduates, Catherine Magowan, Graham Martin and Laura Savage.dfmbassoon.com

Conductor, Eric Paetkau, loves that his career consists of having a wonderful time making great music with great musicians. Music Director of group of 27, his biggest accomplishment to date is founding the orchestra and helping the group grow and thrive. Eric is most proud of his close-knit family. His next big project is a stand-up-paddleboarding lake trip this summer with lots of camping gear.groupof27.com

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Fraser Jackson has been the Contrabassoonist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra since 1990 and continues to enjoy many interesting outside projects including chamber music, contemporary music, arranging, and teaching. So far his biggest accomplishment was a 10 week sabbatical with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Fraser is proud of spearheading 5 recording projects with The Caliban Quartet and Musica Franca. He will soon be in the recording studio to record a commissioned a work for tenor, contrabassoon and piano from American Composer Daniel Baldwin based on passages from the novel Moby Dick.calibanquartet.com

Jeff Burke is a jazz bassoonist with specialties in improvisation, folk-rock, world beat, world groove, conscious hip-hop, singer songwriter, alternative indie and alternative indie rock-classical. He has been a member of many bands, including Bassooner or Later, the Shadow Puppets, the Subtonic Monks, Terry Cowan Group, Belladonna and the Awakening, Friendly Rich and the Lollipop People.facebook.com/pages/Jeff-Burke-Bassoon/107406979295155

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Michael Sweeney has been the Principal Bassoonist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for over 25 years. His biggest accomplishment (thus far) is the release

project is the breaking-in of a new bassoon, custom-made for him by Heckel. The instrument features a

conception and design.michaelsweeney.com

U of T graduate, Krista Wodelet, is one half of Calgary-based pop band Sidney York and an active freelance bassoonist in orchestras across Canada. Sidney York has recently returned from touring the world including shows in Germany, Australia, Singapore and across North America. Krista loves sneaking bassoon into the ears of an unsuspecting public, with Sidney York songs heard on commercial radio stations across Canada, college stations throughout North America, and SiriusXM satellite radio. Sidney York is currently writing their third album.sidneyyork.com

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Shane Wieler

bassoons, playing the bassoon, business management,

biggest accomplishment was discovering his passion and pursuing it — a service based bassoon business that is expanding on referrals from top professionals and their students. He is proud of his close collaboration with three generations of owners of the famous Heckel family of bassoon makers in Germany.

Nadina Mackie Jacksonthe major stages of Canada, as bassoon soloist and member of top orchestras, to the summer folk stages

studios where she has laid down more new works for bassoon and orchestra than any other Canadian bassoonist. Her most recent concerto album, Canadian Concerto Project Vol I was short-listed for a 2014 Juno. Nadina is enormously proud of helping young bassoonists through her charitable status group, the Council of Canadian Bassoonists. She looks forward increased international touring and her next four recordings projects. Nadina is represented by Andrew

nadinamackiejackson.com

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Free-lance bassoonist and arts administrator, Susan Durnin, is equally at home teaching bassoon, performing in orchestras or chamber ensembles, or

biggest accomplishment so far has been planning Bassoonapalooza.

She is very proud of founding Das Fagott Mannschaft, a quirky all-bassoon cover band. Susan can next be seen performing with Das Fagott Mannschaft at Byzantium on March 8, 2015 (or busking on street corners if the weather ever warms up!)dfmbassoon.com

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University of Toronto student, Eric Macarios, has been playing bassoon in both the United States and Canada since 2008. Eric plays frequently with fantastic orchestras such as the Memphis Symphony and the Memphis Repertory Orchestra. He is also extremely proud of assisting at the PRIZM festival as an intern

his third year recital on April 10, at 7:30 pm, in Father Madden Hall. He is in the studio of Nadina Mackie Jackson.ericmacarios.com

University of Toronto student, Bianca Chambul, enjoys pursuing a career in this crazy but rewarding business by playing, recorder, saxophone, bassoon, contrabassoon, piano and even didgeridoo. Her biggest accomplishment was learning to make bassoon reeds.

Vivaldi Competition, and is proud to have won the University of Toronto Concerto Competition in her

5:30pm in Father Madden Hall. Bianca is in the studio of Eric Hall.facebook.com/bianca.chambul

Student Artists

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University of Toronto graduate Sheba Thibideau is an independent bassoonist who engages in boundary pushing musical endeavours both locally and internationally in many genres. Her focus on educational outreach with the trio Triceratonin has allowed her to break boundaries between young audiences and performers. Sheba is proud of being a member of a music community that uninhibitedly supports innovative, adventurous and boundary pushing ideas. Check her out performing with The Origins Ensemble, a contemporary Jazz/classical fusion group.facebook.com/sheba.thibideau

Kate Lee is a grade 11 student at Cardinal Carter Academy of the Arts. She has been playing piano for 9 years and bassoon for 5 years. Her biggest accomplishment was receiving the Wally Kostur Award scholarship at the 2012 Kiwanis Festival. She is proud of her experiences as a developing bassoonist and hopes to deepen her understanding of music. Currently, Kate Lee is preparing Andante e Rondo Hongaresse for the 2015 Kiwanis Festival. She studies in the studio of Susan Durnin.

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Thank you to all the Bassoonapalooza Donors. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Platinum Donors ($1000+)Darrell Steele

Gold Donors ($250-$1000)AnonymousEric Paetkau

Michael Sweeney Nadina Mackie Jackson

Silver Donors ($100-$250)Fraser JacksonShane Wieler

Bronze Donors (up to $100)Eric MacariosSusan Durnin

Council of Canadian BassoonistsLégère Reeds Ltd.

Marcus Wieler Bassoon WorkshopNadina Mackie Jackson

TrevCo Varner MusicUniversity of Toronto, Faculty of Music

Thank you to all the Bassoonapalooza Sponsors.You made this possible!

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Thank you to our amazing Bassoonapalooza

Volunteers:Catherine MagowanCzarielle De La Cruz

Diana WrightKevin HarrisKika Wright

Leslie MagowanNeil BishopPolina Lee

Sheba ThibideauTina Orton

Masterclass participants:

Bianca ChambulEric Macarios

Kate LeeSheba Thibideau

Guest Artists:Lecolion Washington

Cecilia LeeDas Fagott Mannschaft

Eric PaetkauFraser Jackson

Jeff BurkeKrista Wodelet

Michael SweeneyNadina Mackie Jackson

Shane Wieler

Nadina Mackie Jackson, Artistic DirectorEric Macarios, Operations DirectorSusan Durnin, Outreach Director

Megan Morris, Volunteer Co-ordinator

and a huge Thank you to all the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music Staff who have assisted us:

Don McLean, Dean, Faculty of MusicGordon Foote, Associate Dean, Faculty of Music

Bruce Blandford, Director of AdvancementTyler Greenleaf, Development Associate

Wallace Halliday, Department Head, Woodwinds

Joe Lesniak, Building Manager

Peter Olsen, Music Technologist

By the VIA/GO station in: The Old Shoe Factory Building 57 Mill Street North, Ste 303

Brampton, ON L6X 1S9 shanewieler@gmail.com

905.450.7236

Shane Wieler

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Bassoonapalooza Notes:

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Walter Hall, University of Toronto, Faculty of Music

TTCA - St George StationB - Museum Station

Lunch Spots1 - Tim Hortons2 - Starbucks3 - B Espresso Bar (Royal Conservatory)

5 - Subway6 - Second Cup7 - Starbucks

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