Let’s hear some love for the auxiliary instruments and our contrabassoon Will Ramos 😌 Beethoven’s Fifth marks several innovations, including his first use of piccolo and contrabassoon in his symphonies! It marked a shift from the smaller Classical-era orchestra into the larger Romantic-era orchestra. Come hear Beethoven’s Fifth tonight tomorrow—tickets at minnesotaorchestra.org. #MinnOrch | Minnesota Orchestra

17K views · 244 reactions | A little argument between contrabassoon and cello, as an opening of “A Play” by Patricia Kopatchinskaja - with Jonas Coomans captured by composer herself  | Anastasia Kobekina Cellist | Facebook

DSO Bassoon and Contrabassoon Marcus Schoon has been busy practicing at home and dusting off beloved works from his long career with the orchestra: "This is an arrangement I wrote for Tears of a Clown. Former DSO Principal Bassoon Charlie Sirard (retired 1977) was the bassoon player on the original Motown recording. I got the opportunity to play this same solo when the DSO played with Smokey Robinson at DTE Energy Theatre." Marcus is also a seasoned Tai Chi instructor with Anshinkan Dojo, LLC! |