Faculty Artist Series: Joseph Grimmer, The Modern Bassoon

Faculty Artist Series: Joseph Grimmer, The Modern Bassoon

Monday, November 19, 2018 . 8PM
Photo by Liz Vance
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Joseph Grimmer, bassoon

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This performance will last approximately 2 hours

Faculty member and Washington National Opera principal bassoonist Joseph Grimmer performs an evening of 20th- and 21st-century works for bassoon. Join us for this exploration of the diverse sounds of the instrument from lyrical melodies to neo-classical and jazz-inspired themes to multiphonics!

Martial Solal - Seul contre tous (1986) - 4'30"
Libby Larsen - Concert Piece (2008) - 12'
Karlheinz Stockhausen - In Freundschaft (1982) - 15'
Andre Jolivet - Bassoon Concerto (1951) - 15'