Shenandoah Conservatory’s bassoon studio will be well-represented at the 2024 International Double Reed Society (IDRS) Conference, held this year in Flagstaff, Arizona, in July. Third-year doctoral student Clair Cangialosi ’24 (Doctor of Musical Arts in Performance) will present her lecture recital, “The Bel Canto Bassoon: Using Vocalises to Develop Legato, Optimal Resonance, and Breath Technique.” Cangialosi’s research explores pedagogical and technical similarities between the bassoon and classical voice based on the 19th-century concept of a “singing bassoon sound.” In addition to the comparative analysis, the project includes a set of 25 vocalises (textless teaching pieces for voice) written in the Bel Canto style which Cangialosi transcribed for bassoon with piano accompaniment.
Associate Professor of Bassoon Ryan Romine, D.M.A., will also be in attendance at this year’s IDRS conference. He will be presenting a recital of mid-20th-century French miniatures for bassoon and piano and also leading a publishing workshop for writers interested in developing double reed topics for publication.
