I currently serve as the chair of the International Double Reed Society Young Artist Bassoon Competition and I’m pleased to announce the list of judges for the competition’s preliminary round. I am extremely grateful to these individuals for their generosity and expertise, and to the competition committee: Nancy Ambrose King, Eric Stomberg and Kathleen McLean.

Judges for preliminary round
Whitney Crockett: Principal bassoon of Los Angeles Philharmonic

Carlo Colombo: Principal bassoon of Lyon National Opera Orchestra (France) and professor at the Lyon and Lausanne Conservatories

Lynn Hileman: Professor of Bassoon at West Virginia University