2011
PHILLIP KOLKER
RETIRED PRINCIPAL BASSOONIST, BALTIMORE SYMPHONY
RICHARD RANTI
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL BASSOONIST, BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
BOB WILLIAMS
PRINCIPAL BASSOONIST, DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
You may notice that the first three years of camp are not included in the list to the left. From 1978-1981, Mark and Loren gave masterclasses exclusively. Realizing the impact the camp was having on bassoonists, they decided to open it up and allow other world-class artists to share their experiences and knowledge.
If there is an artist that you don't see and don't know why, it probably isn't because they were not asked. It is simply a matter of scheduling-many of the world's great players have very active summer schedules and cannot have the time off. If you attend camp, you will be asked for suggestions for the next year's artists.


ARTHUR WEISBERG
YALE & SUNY at STONY BROOK; NEW YORK CITY:CONDUCTING/FREE-LANCING/RECORDING, HARID CONSERVATORY, BOCA RATON
JOHN MILLER
MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA/BUBONIC QUARTET
FREDERICK MORITZ
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC (1923-1981)
SOL SCHOENBACH
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
HUGH COOPER
DETROIT SYMPHONY/CUSTOM MUSIC COMPANY
GEORGE GOSLEE
CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
HAROLD GOLTZER
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
STEPHEN MAXYM
METROPOLITAN OPERA
LEONARD SHARROW
NBC, CHICAGO, PITTSBURGH SYMPHONIESINDIANA
OTTO OROMSZEGI
BUDAPEST CONSERVATORY
DON CHRISTLIEB
HOLLYWOOD RECORDING ORCHESTRAS
WILLIAM WATERHOUSE
BRITISH ORCHESTRAS (DEAN)
OTTO EIFERT
CINCINNATI SYMPHONY
DAVID VAN HOESEN
EASTMAN;ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC
CHRISTOPHER WEAIT
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY; TORONTO SYMPHONY
KENNETH PASMANICK
NATIONAL SYMPHONY
SHERMAN WALT
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CRAWFORD BEST
HOUSTON SYMPHONY/BUBONIC QUARTET
MANUEL ZEGLER
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC
CARL NITCHIE
ATLANTA SYMPHONY
WILL ROBERTS
DALLAS SYMPHONY
BEN KAMINS
HOUSTON SYMPHONY
LEONARD SHARROW
NBC, CHICAGO,PITTSBURGH SYMPHONIES INDIANA UNIVERSITY
GERALD COREY
OTTAWA SYMPHONY / OPERA / BALLET
ALAN GOODMAN
L0S ANGELES SYMPHONY
CHARLES ULLERY
SAINTÊ PAUL CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
RICHARD SVOBODA
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
KIM WALKER
INDIANA UNIVEERSITY; EUROPEAN FREE-LANCING
NANCY GOERES
PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY
PHILIP KOLKER
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY
MATT RUGGIERO
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCEESTRA
BOB WILLIAMS
DETROIT ORCHESTRA; BUBONIC QUARTET
DAVID McGILL
CLEVELAND SYMPHONY; CHICAGO SYMPHONY
JOHN HUNT
EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
STEVE PAULSON
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
RICK RANTI
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ALAN GOODMAN
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
LEONARD SHARROW
NBC/CHICAGO/PITTSBURGH SYMPHONIES INDIANA UNIVERSITY
WILLARD ELLIOT
CHICAGO SYMPHONY.
JOHN CLOUSER
CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
ROGER BIRNSTINGL
ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE
STEPHANE LEVESQUE
MONTREAL SYMPHONY
FRANK MORELLI
NYC BALLET, ORPHEUS,BROOKLYN PHILHARMONIC AMERICAN COMPOSERSÕ ORCHESTRA
ARTHUR WEISBERG
HARID CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC
ALAN PENDLEBURY
ROYAL LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC
CHRISTOPHER WEAIT
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
DON MACCOURT
NEW YORK CITY BALLET
ROGER BIRNSTINGL
SUISSE ROMANDE ORCHESTRE
NANCY GOERES
PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
DANNY MATSUKAWA
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
BILL BUCHMAN
CHICAGO SYMPHONY
DAVID McGILL
CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
JOHN WETHERILL
INDIANAPOLIS SYMPHONY
SUE HEINEMANN
NATIONAL SYMPHONY
LEONARD SHARROW
BASSOON GURU IN RESIDENCE
ARTHUR WEISBERG
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
RICHARD SVOBODA
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
BARRICK STEES
CLEVELAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
LEONARD SHARROW
BASSOON GURU IN RESIDENCE
STEVEN DIBNER
SAN FRANSISCO SYMPHONY
DAVID BREIDENTHAL
PRINCIPAL, LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC
RICK RANTI
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL, BOSTON SYMPHONY
TRISH ROGERS
PRINCIPAL, METROPOLITAN OPERA
WHITNEY CROCKETT
PRINCIPAL, METROPOLITAN OPERA ORCHESTRA
CHRISTOPHER WEAIT
PRINCIPAL, TORONTO SYMPHONY
ROGER BIRNSTINGL
PRINCIPAL, ORCHESTRE DU SUISSE-ROMANDE
FRANK MORELLI
ORPHEUS CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
ROBERT WILLIAMS
PRINCIPAL, DETROIT SYMPHONY
STEVEN DIBNER
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL, SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
JOHN CLOUSER
PRINCIPAL, THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
MARC GOLDBERG
N.Y. WIND QUINTET
ALAN GOODMAN
MASTER FISHERMAN, WYOMING
CHARLES ULLERY
PRINCIPAL BASSOONIST, SPCO
STÉPHANE LÉVESQUE
PRINCIPAL BASSOONIST, ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL
RICHARD SVOBODA
PRINCIPAL BASSOONIST, BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA