Karl David van Hoesen (1926 – October 3, 2016) was former principal

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of the

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and Professor emeritus of the

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as chair of the Wind, Brass and Percussion Department. In 1950 he graduated from the Eastman School of Music in New York, USA, with a

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. From 1950 to 1954 he was professor of

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at the

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and at the

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(1952–54) after which he joined the Eastman faculty.Legendary bassoonist K. David van Hoesen dies
Retrieved 22 October 2016. He was also the second bassoonist of the Cleveland Orchestra from 1952-1954.
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Career

He played the bassoon in the Lake Placid Sinfonietta starting in 1947 and retired from teaching in 1991. He died in

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on October 3, 2016.

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* 1926 births 2016 deaths American classical bassoonists Eastman School of Music faculty Cleveland Institute of Music faculty Oberlin Conservatory of Music faculty 20th-century classical musicians {{US-academic-bio-stub