PENN STATE BASSOON STUDIO


​2023-2024 EVENTS 

​FALL SEMESTER

Double Quintet Concert

September 21, 2023, 6:30 p.m., School of Music Terrace (outside), Penn State
Featuring the Pennsylvania Quintet and the Penn State Graduate Student Quintet

Penn State School of Music Faculty Recital: The Lowest of the Low
October 1, 2023, 4:00 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music
Come hear solo and chamber music performed exclusively on the lowest instruments taught at the Penn State School of Music!


PSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra
September 29, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State
Featuring PSU bassoonists Joey Smith, Ben Hochman, and Guanchen Peter Liu


PSU Concert Band and Symphonic Band
October 4, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State
Featuring PSU bassoonists MaxAnthony Hashem, Anna Prezioso, Nascia Joelle Phillips, and Gretta Hoffman-Aho

Fall Visit Day
​October 9, 2023, Penn State School of Music
Come learn more about the many programs offered by Penn State's School of Music, meet music faculty and students, sit in on ensembles, and have a trial lesson.


PSU Philharmonic Orchestra
October 12, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State
Featuring PSU bassoonists Joey Smith, Ben Hochman, Guanchen Peter Liu, and Anna Prezioso


Common Hour: Joey Smith and the PSU Bassoon Ensemble 

October 13, 2023, 2:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music

Joey Smith will perform Willson Osborne's Rhapsody for Solo Bassoon and 9 members of the PSU Bassoon Ensemble will perform Franz Biebl's Ave Maria.


Penn State School of Music Faculty Recital: Dr. Margaret P. Fay, bassoon, and Dr. Timothy Shafer, piano
October 27, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music
Solo bassoon and tenoroon repertoire by Lisa Neher, Giovanni Antonio Bertoli, William Hurlstone, and P.D.Q. Bach

Bassoon Studio Recital
November 12, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music

Come hear all of Penn State's bassoon students, as they perform solo and chamber works by Amber Ferenz, Lindpaintner, Berwald, Jenni Brandon, Francisco Mignone, Telemann, Weissenborn, and Allan Stephenson


PSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
November 15, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State
Featuring PSU bassoonists Joey Smith, Ben Hochman, and Guanchen Peter Liu


PSU Chamber Orchestra and Concert Choir
November 16, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State
Featuring PSU bassoonists Joey Smith, Ben Hochman, and Guanchen Peter Liu


Senior Recital: Ben Hochman, Bassoon

November 17, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Esber Rehearsal Hall

​Works by Peter Josef von Lindpaintner, Paul Hindemith, Georgi Ligeti, Gene Koshinski, and more!


Graduate Quintet Recital
November 29, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Esber Rehearsal Hall, Penn State School of Music
Featuring PSU bassoonist Joey Smith


Mosaic
December 3, 2023, 4:00 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State
Penn State's annual School of Music showcase featuring faculty and students ensembles


PSU Philharmonic Orchestra
December 5, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State
Featuring PSU bassoonists Joey Smith, Ben Hochman, Guanchen Peter Liu, and Anna Prezioso


PSU Concert Band and Symphonic Band
December 6, 2023, 7:30 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State
Featuring PSU bassoonists MaxAnthony Hashem, Anna Prezioso, Nascia Joelle Phillips, and Gretta Hoffman-Aho


SPRING SEMESTER

Guest Artist Recital: Bridge Bassoon Duo
January 19, 2024, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State
Featuring guest artists Andy Sledge and Dana Brink


Lecture: Strategies for Improving Double Reed Intonation
February 1, 2024, 12:30 p.m., Columbus, Ohio
Presented as part of the annual Ohio Music Educators Association Conference.
Featuring PSU bassoon faculty Dr. Margaret P. Fay


PSU Double Reed Day
February 4, 2024, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Penn State School of Music
A fun-filled afternoon of double reed events, including a faculty recital, master classes, reed workshops, and a double reed ensemble reading session. All events are open to double reed players and enthusiasts of all ages and abilities. 

PSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
February 20, 2024, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music
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PSU Philharmonic Orchestra 
February 26, 2024, 7:30 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State


Graduate Recital: Joey Smith, bassoon
March 15, 2024, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music
Works by Amber Ferenz, Willson Osborne, Eugene Bozza, and more!

Guest Artist Recital: Atlantic Woodwind Quintet
March 24, 2024, 7:30 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State


Faculty Recital: April Fool's Concert
April 1, 2024, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music
Featuring PSU bassoon faculty Dr. Margaret P. Fay


PSU Bassoon Recital
April 11, 2024, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music
Featuring all members of the Penn State Bassoon Studio


PSU Symphonic Wind Ensemble
April 18, 2024, 7:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Penn State School of Music


PSU Philharmonic Orchestra 
April 25, 2024, 7:30 p.m., Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State