Bassoon Brothers Concerts

The Bros and Sis will entertain the Board of Directors of the Oregon Symphony in concert during the Board's December meeting.

Here's a heading from AAtractions Magazine. Measure for Measure from American Airlines World of Entertainment 11.03 page 2, which is currently playing on all 737, 757, 767 and A300 aircraft. "Recent releases by J.C. "The London" Bach and Vaughn Williams are featured along with classic performances by Leonard Bernstein, Barry Tuckwell, and the Bassoon Brothers." We are in great company here. And we are, of course, very proud that our mission to promote the bassoon is working. The piece played is Funeral March of a Marionette by Gounod a.k.a. The Alfred Hitchcock Presents Theme. Sit back with your drink, a snack and listen to a band of belching bedposts.

July 3 & 4, 2003

The Bassoon Brothers will make their first appearance at CMNW performing Prokofieff's Humorous Scherzo for a quartet of bassoons. This will be the only piece they will perform which will be part of the presentation of the complete wind chamber music pieces by Prokofieff. The concert will take place at Reed College Kaul Auditorium on July 3rd and at Catlin Gabel School on July 4th. Performing for these concerts will be Mark Eubanks, Robert Naglee, Ken Wagner and the Bassoon Brothers master webmaster David Richmond.

Bassoons and Brew, what could be better? We return to the scene of our past crimes and sold out performances. The Bros and Sis will reprise Fanfare for the Common Bassoonist (with the help of the audience) and try out a few new derangements with our first brewpub appearance of the sopranoon. Minors are allowed to attend with an adult. We've even had a few babies in our audience in the past to experience the savagely soothing sounds of several 'oons. Call the Oregon Symphony ticket office at (503) 228-1353 or toll-free at 1-(800) 228-7343 or visit their website (click on Performances and then Chamber Music on Tap).

What do you get when you cross a bassoon with a Walla Walla sweet onion? Answer: Music so sweet that it brings tears to your eyes. The Walla Walla Symphony has invited the Bros back (we can't believe it!) to perform a "chamber music" concert at 7:30 in Cordiner Hall on the Whitman College Campus. We will premiere some new derangements and invite the audience to join us on Fanfare for the Common Bassoonist. Some cheap kazoos will be provided, or bring your own biggest, baddest buzz bomb, bro. Brother Bob will undoubtedly come up with a Top 10 list of reasons why you should have taken up the bassoon for Valentines Day. We're wondering whether the guy from Guam will make it this time?

Walla Walla Symphony: Be on the lookout for these four criminals in Walla Walla on February 15, 2003!

The Brothers and Sole Sister will perform while cruising the Willamette River on the Portland Spirit from 3:00-5:00 pm. This will be a Midwinter Benefit Cruise for our local classical radio station. Tickets are available from Portland's All Classical Radio Station 89.9 FM KBPS. The Bros will premiere Handel's Royal Firewater Music and attempt their first all classical performance. The group's newest instrument--the sopranoon, will have its first outing on a yet to be determined aria. Rumor has it that we may also premiere a new bassoon quartet written for us by Portland composer Tomas Svoboda. The boat boards at 2:00. For more information contact the station at 503-916-5828 or www.allclassical.org.

The Bassoon Brothers have scheduled a CD release party/concert for their new recording, Captured, on Wednesday, June 12th, from 6:00-9:00 pm at the BridgePort Brewpub (1313 NW Marshall) in Portland. Special guests will join the Bros including the Oregon Symphony's Norman Leyden on clarinet and Tommy Thompson on accordion. Symphony President Tony Woodcock will play the world premiere of Sunshine of Your Love (some old British rock) as arranged for electric violin and bassoon quartet. Other guest soloists will also join in throughout the evening. Tickets are $10.00 and available through the Oregon Symphony box office.

Captured!: Cover of the May 2002 release of Captured! on Crystal Records.

Brother Juan will return to Portland for performances and CD recording of Michael Daugherty's Hells Angels. The Brothers will dress in biker gear to play and stomp through this interesting showpiece for bassoon quartet and orchestra. The Bassoon Brothers west coast premiere of Hells Angels will be followed with a recording session.

Hells Angels: The Bassoon Brothers' publicity photo for their performance of Michael Daugherty's Hells Angels with the Oregon Symphony.

The Bassoon Brothers will appear at Music Millennium's store on NW 23rd Avenue between 6:30 and 7:30 PM to give an "informance" about the upcoming Hells Angels performance with the Oregon Symphony. They will also play a few selections from the Bros' new CD, which is called Captured and has just been released. They will be signing copies of both Captured and their first CD, Wanted.

The Bassoon Brothers will appear as surprise guest soloists on the Oregon Symphony's April Fools Concert with Murry Sidlin conducting.