PENN STATE BASSOON STUDIO


~2022-2023 EVENTS~ 

​FALL SEMESTER


Faculty Recital: David Stambler, saxophone
September 2, 2022, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music
Featuring PSU bassoon faculty Dr. Margaret P. Fay


Double Quintet Concert 
September 16, 2022, 6:30 p.m., Penn State School of Music Terrace
Featuring the Pennsylvania Quintet (our resident faculty wind quintet) and the Graduate Quintet
Featuring PSU bassoonists Joey Smith and Dr. Margaret P. Fay


PSU Bassoon Quartet in Common Hour
September 23, 2022, 2:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music
Featuring PSU bassoonists Ben Hochman, Guanchen Liu, Bradley Sarmiento, Joey Smith


Reeds 'n Stuff Presentation with Dominik Schulz
September 25, 2022, 1:30 p.m., Room 128, Penn State School of Music, Building II

PSU Chamber Orchestra
October 2, 2022, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music
Featuring PSU bassoonist Bradley Sarmiento 

PSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
October 7, 2022, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music
Featuring PSU bassoonists Ben Hochman and Bradley Sarmiento 


PSU Philharmonic Orchestra 
October 24, 2022, 7:30 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State
Featuring PSU bassoonists Ben Hochman, Bradley Sarmiento, Joey Smith, and Matthew So


PSU Concert Band and Symphonic Band
October 27, 2022, 7:30 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State
Featuring PSU bassoonist Guanchen Liu and Bradley Sarmiento


PSU Double Reed Recital
November 11, 2022, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music
Featuring all members of the Penn State Bassoon Studio


PSU Chamber Orchestra
November 14, 2022, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music
Featuring PSU bassoonists Bradley Sarmiento and Joey Smith


Graduate Quintet Recital
November 27, 2022, 4:00 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music
Featuring PSU bassoonist Joey Smith


PSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
December 1, 2022, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music
Featuring PSU bassoonists Ben Hochman and Bradley Sarmiento
 

​Mosaic!
December 4, 2022, 4:00 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State
A concert showcasing the School of Music's most outstanding soloists, small ensembles, and large ensembles.

Penn State bassoonists will be featured in the Philharmonic Orchestra, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble,

and the Penn State Bassoon Quintet. 
Featuring all PSU bassoonists.


SPRING SEMESTER


Benjamin Hochman, 3rd-Year Recital with Frank Cloke, double bass
January 21, 2023, 4:00 p.m., Esber Hall, Penn State School of Music

Concerto Competition Finals

January 25, 2023, 6:30-10:00 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music

Featuring PSU bassoonist Matthew So


African American Music Festival: Faculty Concert

February 3, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall

Featuring PSU bassoon faculty Dr. Margaret P. Fay


PSU Double Reed Day
February 12, 2023, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Penn State School of Music
Come for a fun-filled day of double reed events, including master classes, a faculty recital, a double reed ensemble reading session, and a coloring contest. This event is free and open to the public. Bassoonists and oboists of all ages and abilities are encouraged to attend! 
Featuring all PSU bassoonists.


PSU Faculty Recital: Dr. Margaret P. Fay, bassoon

With Dr. Timothy Shafer, piano, Dr. Lee Hinkle, percussion, and Graham Mackenzie, oboe
February 19, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music​


Lecture: Strategies for Improving Double Reed Intonation
April 20, 2023, 11:30 a.m., Kalahari Convention Centre, Pokono Manor, PA
Presented as part of the annual Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Conference.
Featuring PSU bassoon faculty Dr. Margaret P. Fay