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Peter Kolkay
Peter Kolkay is an American bassoonist. In 2002, he was awarded First Prize at the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, and was the recipient of a 2004 Avery Fisher Career Grant. Kolkay is a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the IRIS Orchestra in Germantown, TN. He serves as Associate Professor of Bassoon at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University. Kolkay has premiered new compositions by: Judah Adashi Elliott Carter Katherine Hoover Harold Meltzer Russell Platt John Fitz Rogers Charles Wuorinen. He recently performed the world premiere of Joan Tower's bassoon concerto, ''Red Maple,'' with the South Carolina Philharmonic, as well as new work for solo bassoon by Gordon Beeferman in February 2015. His first solo CD, called BassoonMusic was released in 2011 on CAG Records and spotlights works by 21st-century American composers. The BMI Foundation awarded Kolkay the Carlos Surinach Prize for outstanding service to American music by an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassoonist
The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuosity. It is a non-transposing instrument and typically its music is written in the bass and tenor clefs, and sometimes in the treble. There are two forms of modern bassoon: the Buffet (or French) and Heckel (or German) systems. It is typically played while sitting using a seat strap, but can be played while standing if the player has a harness to hold the instrument. Sound is produced by rolling both lips over the reed and blowing direct air pressure to cause the reed to vibrate. Its fingering system can be quite complex when compared to those of other instruments. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band, and chamber music literature, and is occasionally heard in pop, rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
