Category Archives: Dark In The Song

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2016 NewBassoon Workshop at Eastman, July 6-9

 Dark in the Song announces the first NewBassoon Workshop, a four-day event July 6-9, 2016 at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. ABOUT THE WORKSHOP Four leading American bassoon artists and teachers, Michael Harley, Lynn Hileman, Peter Kolkay…
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Rushes in Vancouver

 Last weekend in Vancouver was one of our more memorable performances of Rushes. Vancouver New Music put on the show and without doubt is one of the finest new music presenters with whom I’ve worked – a terrific organization with…

Residency and Performance of Rushes in Ann Arbor

 Residency and performance of Michael Gordon’s Rushes, an hour-long piece for seven bassoons at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor November 25, 2013. Entrepreneurship Class with the Rushes Ensemble 2:00-3:30 pm, Sunday, November 24, 2013. Stamps Auditorium, 1226 Murfin…

European Tour of Michael Gordon’s Rushes

 From November 8-16 I performed with the Rushes Ensemble throughout The Netherlands and Belgium performing Michael Gordon’s new hour-long work for seven bassoons. The piece is a result of the New Music Bassoon Commissioning Fund spearheaded by Dana Jessen. The…

World Premiere of Michael Gordon’s Rushes

 On September 15th I had the pleasure of performing the world premiere of Rushes, a piece for seven bassoons by Bang on a Can composer Michael Gordon. The new work is a 60+ minute tour-de-force that takes some inspiration from…

2012-2013 Performance and Events Schedule

 See previous schedules: 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12 The following is Saxton Rose’s performance and event schedule for the 2012/2013 season. It is subject to change so if you have questions about attending an event, please contact me. Map to University of…

2011-2012 Performance and Events Schedule

 See previous schedules: 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11 The following is Saxton Rose’s performance and event schedule for the 2011/2012 season. It is subject to change so if you have questions about attending an event, please contact me. Map to University of…

Dark in the Song Recital at UNCSA 2011

 On April 19th, I performed with Dark in the Song, a contemporary bassoon collective, as part of the Watson Chamber Music Series at UNCSA. Works by Frank Zappa, Jacob Ter Veldhuis and premieres of works commissioned by Dark in the…

Dark in the Song Concert at UNCSA

 Contemporary bassoon collective, Dark in the Song will perform this Tuesday, April 19th at Watson Recital Hall on the UNCSA campus at 7:30pm. Music by Jacob Ter Veldhuis, Michael Torke, David Smooke, and 3 world premieres by Christopher Dietz, Moon…