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"Though there are many bassoonists that play contrabassoon only grudgingly, Richard Bobo relishes the contrabassoon and considers himself equally a contrabassoonist and bassoonist." That's how Jason ...

Martha E. Malkiewicz had come to terms with the fact that her contrabassoon that disappeared from Kleinhans Music Hall nearly six years ago was gone for good. The theft itself was unusual. The ...

There are obvious reasons why thieves steal money, jewelry, smartphones, cars or prescription drugs. But Martha Malkiewicz has no idea why anyone wanted to take her contrabassoon. It’s a woodwind that ...

Eighteen indispensable men got ready last week for another winter’s work. They were the contrabassoonists of the eighteen big U.S. symphony orchestras. Without them, the U.S. symphonic season could ...

When you’re friends with William Safford, you learn a lot about bassoons. The names of principal bassoonists in the major American orchestras over the last 75 years, the specifications and ...