The New York Woodwind Quintet is an ensemble-in-residence at the

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, originally appointed in 1987. At Juilliard, the members of the New York Woodwind Quintet present seminars each year for student woodwind ensembles, give regular coachings, and perform. The quintet's current members are

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Carol Wincenc,

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Stephen Taylor,

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, bassoonist Marc Goldberg, and

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player William Purvis, The New York Woodwind Quintet has been performing for more than 50 years in concerts and workshops in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and South America. More than 20 compositions have been written for and premiered by the quintet, some of which have become classics of the woodwind repertoire. They include quintets by

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, William Sydeman,

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and

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. The Quintet has featured many of these pieces in recordings for such labels as Boston Skyline, Bridge, New World Records, and Nonesuch.

References

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