Book Description

I. Written Project: This research project provides a performance guide to the complete works for bassoon by Marcel Bitsch (1921-2011). He was a professor of harmony and counterpoint at the Paris Conservatoire, a scholar of Bach's music and a prolific composer. His output for bassoon is known by all bassoonists, but very rarely played because of the technical challenges it presents. (In addition to this performance guide, I have also produced a professional recording of all his compositions for bassoon.) This performance guide divides into two parts. In the first section, I present a brief biography of Marcel Bitsch and compile information about all his works for bassoon. The second part features a performance guide that treats note grouping, slur practice, information about alternative fingerings, and tips for reed modification. II. Solo Recital, December 3, 2016, Capitol Lakes 12 Fantasien für Flöte solo, No.3 - Georg P. Telemann Drei Romanzen, Op. 94 - Robert Schumann Premier Solo - Eugène Bourdeau Aria for Bassa - Chung-Kun Hung Sonate, Op.71 - Charles Koechlin Konzertpiece - Franz Berwald III. Chamber Recital, April 21, 2017, Capitol Lakes Sonata for Bassoon and Cello, KV.292 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Trio Pathétique - Mikhail Glinka Sonate pour Clarinet et Basson- Francis Poulenc Quartet in G Major, KV. 285 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, transcribed for Bassoon and String trio by Mordechai Rechtman IV. Chamber Recital, December 6, 2017, Capitol Lakes Duet Concertino for Clarinet, Bassoon, and Orchestra - Richard Strauss Concertpiece for Clarinet and Bassoon No.1 in F Minor, Op.113 - Felix Mendelssohn Duo pour Hautbois et Basson, W535 - Heitor Villa-Lobos Sonatine pour Hautbois et Basson - André Jolivet V. Lecture Recital, March 30, 2019, Room 1341, Humanities Building "Performance Guide to Marcel Bitsch's Music for Bassoon" VI. DMA Final Recital, May 4, 2019, Morphy Recital Hall Partita, BWV 1013 - Johann Sebastian BachTrois Pièces, Op.34 - Charles Koechlin Partita - Marcel Bitsch Récit et Allegro - Noël Gallon Concertino for Two Bassoons and Orchestra - Allan Stephenson