Amber Ferenz (born 1972) is an American musician, music educator and composer.

Life

Amber Ferenz graduated with a bachelor's degree in bassoon performance from the

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, and a Master of Fine Arts in orchestral performance from the

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, and they studied with Mark Popkin, Julie Feves and Steven Dibner. After completing their studies, they worked as a bassoonist, becoming principal bassoonist of the Fayetteville Symphony, and the second bassoonist with the

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Symphony. They have also taught bassoon at

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, California Institute of the Arts, the

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, and

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. Ferenz is also a violinist and has been a fellow at the

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Music Festival. They are a founding member of the

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-based chamber music collective inauthentica and have performed with the Open Dream Ensemble.

Works

Ferenz composes mainly for solo bassoon and chamber ensemble. Selected works include: *''Love Medicine'' *''Unfinished Conversations'' *''Ice Cream Truck'', for bassoon quartet *''Songs for Wicked children'' *''Los Angeles Sketches'', for 4 bassoons *''Ice Cream Truck 2: "Son of Ice Cream Truck"'', for bassoon quartet

References

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