This is the web site and notebook of Saxton Rose, principal bassoonist of the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra and professor of bassoon and chamber music at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music.
upcoming events
- April 20: Chamber music performance with Camerata Caribe. The concert will include the world premiere of William Ortiz's Soiree at the Playa Hotel for Bassoon and Piano, Bill Douglas' Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano (2006) and Toccata (1991) by José Rodríguez Alvira.
- April 24, 26: Performance with PRSO of Brahms's Symphony no. 4, Grieg's piano concerto, and Mozart's Cosi fan tutte overture. Felix rieger, director; Saleem Abboud Ashkar, piano. 8pm, Teatro Universidad de PR - Rio Piedras.
- May 3: Performance with PRSO of Prokofiev's Alexander Nevsky, Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet overture and Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain. Roselín Pabón, director . 8pm, Centro de Bellas Artes.
- May 17: Performance with PRSO of Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra, Bruch's violin concerto and Orawa by Kilar. Michal Nesterowicz, director; Rachel Barton Pine, violin. 8pm, Centro de Bellas Artes.
- May 24: Performance with PRSO of Respighi's Pines of Rome, Saint-Säens' violin concerto and Berlioz's Overture Benvenuto Cellini, Op.23. Luis Biava, director; Zuill Bailey, cello. 8pm, Centro de Bellas Artes.
photos on flickr
latest notebook entries
- Tchaikovsky Symphony no. 5 with Jaime Morales
- Beethoven Violin Concerto with Guillermo Figueroa
- L’elisir d’amore
- Sibelius Symphony No. 2
- Mejunje del Fagobongo at the Casals Festival
- Mahler Symphony no. 3 at the Casals Festival
- Casals Festival Performance with Music Director, Maximiano Valdés
- Dominic Teresi Masterclass at the Puerto Rico Conservatory