Trapped inside a shuttered musical instrument repair shop in a New York City suburb sits Mark Gigliotti’s livelihood: his prized bassoon, locked up, unattended, and likely pulled apart into pieces.

The bassoon is a very versatile instrument. It can play very low notes and still get quite high. It can also play very quick passages of music. The basoonist is sometimes asked to play the ...

Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony have appointed two new musicians: Principal Bassoon Joshua ...

a double bass or a bassoon. These instruments are unusual. Sometimes, they look weird, or sound funny, but when they come together, they make magnificent music, and there’s a great history to ...