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.

ROCKY RIVER, Ohio -- It's not often that one encounters a bassoon quartet in its natural habitat. When the number of bassoons increases to nine, the occasion becomes as noteworthy as a grand alignment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Catherine Van Handel is principal bassoonist of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Catherine Van Handel is bringing sexy back to ...

FRANK ZAPPA once wrote, “The bassoon is one of my favorite instruments. It has the medieval aroma -- like the days when everything used to sound like that.... It’s a great noise -- nothing else makes ...

MOBILE, Alabama — Consider the bassoon, that oft-misunderstood member of the double-reed family whose dark, warm timbre is sometimes compared to the male baritone. Although a mainstay of symphony ...

Ask the average person to describe a bassoon and you’re likely to get a blank stare or a wildly incorrect guess. Despite its warm, vibrant sound and critical role in orchestras, the bassoon remains ...

From the careful preparation of her reeds to long rehearsals, bassoonist Eleni Katz shares a glimpse of her musical journey. Born to a family of artists in Wisconsin, she began playing clarinet until ...

PARKERSBURG -- A musical instrument once owned by a young Parkersburg musician whose life was tragically cut short continues to thrill audiences around the world in the more-than-capable hands of its ...

Composer David Ludwig wrote "Pictures from the Floating World," a bassoon concerto for Philadelphia Orchestra musician Daniel Matsukawa. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY) The Philadelphia Orchestra’s principal ...