Bassoon Archives | Page 3 of 16 | Bret Pimentel, woodwinds

A few years ago I reviewed Gene Kaplan’s Duos for Doublers, a set of duets for woodwind doublers playing flute, clarinet, and saxophone. I was pleased to hear from Gene again recently about his new Duets for the ‘Double-Reed Doubler.’ It contains seven duets in a variety of styles, with one doubler playing oboe, clarinet, … Read more

Favorite blog posts, October 2019

October 31, 2019 by Bret Pimentel

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, October 2019 edition.

Favorite blog posts, September 2019

September 30, 2019 by Bret Pimentel

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, September 2019 edition.

Recital videos, August 2019

September 5, 2019 by Bret Pimentel

Here are videos from my recent faculty recital at Delta State University. I performed the Saint-Saëns oboe, bassoon, and clarinet sonatas, plus the flute Romance and “The Swan” from The Carnival of the Animals as a baritone saxophone transcription. “The Swan” is originally for cello, so I assumed it might work well as a baritone … Read more

Favorite blog posts, May 2019

July 18, 2022May 31, 2019 by Bret Pimentel

Hand-picked high-quality woodwind-related blog posts from around the web, May 2019 edition.

Favorite blog posts, April 2019

July 18, 2022April 30, 2019 by Bret Pimentel

Jennifer Stucki, oboist: Why is my Reed Playing Sharp and Flat? Rachel Yoder, clarinet: Objective Language in Applied Music Instruction Just Flutes Blog (Roderick Seed): Tips on Andersen Etudes: Op15, No. 3 Sam Newsome’s Blogsite: Soprano Sax Talk: Acute and Chronic Practicing Bassoon Blog (Betsy Sturdevant): Contrabassoon for Dummies The Flute Examiner (Kelly Wilson): 11 … Read more