Alumni

Alaina (Fond du Lac, WI) graduated with a degree in Music Performance. She is continuing her bassoon studies at the University of Southern California.

Jacob (Moore, OK) completed a double degree in Music Performance and Music Education. He is in the M.M. at the University of Arizona where he has been awarded a G.A. to perform in the Graduate Woodwind Quintet.degree program

Dylan Richardson earned his B.M. in Bassoon Performance in 2015. While completing his senior year, Dylan decided to serve his country and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. His first assignment--by choice--is the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific Band stationed in Hawaii.

Chris is from Aurora, CO and was a double major in Biology and Bassoon. He is currently working on his Masters of Science in Biology at the University of Oklahoma. While pursuing his passion in ecology, Chris still enjoys performing on the bassoon.

Ryan, from Palo Alto, CA, continued to study bassoon and perform in the ensembles while completing his degree in Biology. Ryan had a passion for playing contrabassoon and this was his instrument of choice most of the time. He also had a passion for early wind instruments, playing the shawm, and even making his own rackett, all while concentrating on biology. Ryan is teaching a Haida grammar class for advanced students in Alaska.

Thomas is from Shelton, WA and was a double major in Bassoon Performance and Instrumental Music Education. He is currently in the Marine Corps Base Band at Quantico, one of the oldest professional music ensembles in the Marine Corps. Thomas has a passion for conducting and conducted Sibelius' Finlandia on his final ViBE concert in Spring 2013.