I will be presenting my dissertation on Elements of Jazz in Bassoon Repertoire in final defense on Tuesday, November 30 at 9am in the music building at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Sitting committee members are Timothy McGovern, Gabriel Solis, Philipp Blume and Erik Lund.

On the following Saturday, December 4 at 5pm in Smith hall room 25 I will be presenting works from the paper in a recital.  The program is:

Alec Wilder, Sonata No. 2 for Bassoon and Piano

Andre Previn, Sonata for Bassoon and Piano

Bill Douglas, Raga Todi Blues from the Partita for Bassoon and Piano

Jui-Chen Huang, piano

Henry Mancini, Piece for Jazz Bassoon and Orchestra

arr. Trent Jacobs for bassoon and jazz quartet

Robert Branch, Guided Awakenings

Lara Driscoll, piano with the Bassoonarific Band