
Telemann Flute Fantasias played on the Bassoon
Portrait of Georg Philipp Telemann by Georg LichtenstegerI will be playing the Twelve Fantasias by...
PLAYING BY HEART – memorizing bassoon concerti
I encourage all bassoonists to memorize and to perform from memory. Just like all of your...
Solitary Refinement Audio Book – new!
The audio book version of SOLITARY REFINEMENT is now available on Audible.ca And TrevCo music is...
Paganini Project
In August of this year, I played a concert with a horn player who is also a guitarist, and when we...
One-of-a-Kind Auction
I live in the country in the last house built by my father. I love it here. Fresh air and good...
Talent Drills for Orchestral Excerpts
Talent Drills and Rhythmic Displacement (with transpositions!) Ravel Piano Concerto in G, third...
Stemless Exercises from Solitary Refinement
Chromatic Up-Down (Stemless) Chromatic UpUp-DownDown (Stemless) If you have studied with me or own...
Musica Franca Sonates No 1, 3 & 6
More Corette with Musica Franca
Musica Franca
Musica Franca was wonderful group of bassoonists, lutenists and keyboardists, including me,...
Berceuse & Concertino
David Swan is one of Canada's most gloriously fluent and musical pianists. I was fortunate to...
COUNCIL OF CANADIAN BASSOONISTS – now that’s a good idea!
COUNCIL OF CANADIAN BASSOONISTS now that's a good idea! The short story As we hurtle forward...
BIRDS by NADINA
BIRDS by NADINA ACCEPTING NEW COMMISSIONS - click here to put your name on the list. $480.00...
Live Concerts, Concerto Recording, Airplanes
The good stuff! It’s both familiar and exciting to return to travelling and performing, connecting...
BASSOON OUT LOUD Bumper Stickers!
I’ve re-printed the essential Bassoon Out Loud bumper stickers… if you don’t have one yet, now’s...
Oh, in case you’re wondering and are afraid to ask…
Oh, in case you’re wondering and are afraid to ask… I will never retire. First of all, I don’t...
Uncomfortable nagging thoughts…
It was sobering to witness the extreme poverty and homelessness in the towns and cities to which I...
Favourite Restaurants from my recent travels
Excellent affordable restaurants during my travels… superb Indian menu at Windjammer Restaurant in...
BASSOOONS!
Blue Bell takes over from Big Red My new blue Bell bassoon, aka Blue Bell, is a total joy and came...
Letter from Mary Mackie, May, 1960
If you have time, more wild west stories from the Mackie family, this time from a letter that Mary...