Frank Morelli

Frank Morelli studied with Stephen Maxym at the Manhattan and Juilliard Schools of Music and was the first bassoonist awarded a doctorate by the Juilliard School. With over 150 recordings for major labels to his credit, the Orpheus CD Shadow Dances, which features Frank Morelli, won a 2001 Grammy Award. He has made nine appearances as a soloist in Carnegie Hall and has appeared with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on numerous occasions, including at the White House for the final State Dinner of the Clinton Presidency. A member of the renowned quintet, Windscape, ensemble in residence at the Manhattan School of Music, he also serves on the faculties of the Juilliard School, Yale School of Music and SUNY Stony Brook, and is Principal Bassoon of the NYC Opera and Orpheus. He recently released three solo CDs, Bassoon Brasileiro, Baroque Fireworks and Romance and Caprice on the MSR Classics Label, and has written several transcriptions for solo bassoon as well as for woodwind quintet published by TrevCo Music. He selected the music for the landmark excerpt book, Stravinsky: Difficult Passages published by Boosey & Hawkes. His popular website, www.morellibassoon.com, was designed and built by his teenage son, Anthony.

 

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