Tariq Masri (born 1973) is an American bassoonist. He is currently principal bassoonist for the

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Biography

In addition to being the current principal bassoonist of the

, he has also served as principal bassoonist of the

Hofer Symphoniker Hofer Symphoniker (''Hof Symphony Orchestra'') is a German symphony orchestra based in Hof, Bavaria, Germany. The orchestra began its performing activity in 1945, when Kapellmeister Karl F. Keller founded it as ''Hofer Konzertorchester''. A ...

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. Masri holds a bachelor of music degree from the

Cleveland Institute of Music The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) is a private music conservatory in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1920 by Ernest Bloch, it enrolls 325 students in the conservatory and approximately 1,500 students in the preparatory and continuing educatio ...

, where he studied with David McGill for five years. He also completed one year of graduate work at the

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, studying with Stephen Maxym before joining the Hofer Symphoniker. Masri has performed at numerous summer festivals including the

Spoleto Festival The ''Festival dei Due Mondi'' (Festival of the Two Worlds) is an annual summer music and opera festival held each June to early July in Spoleto, Italy, since its founding by composer Gian Carlo Menotti in 1958. It features a vast array of conce ...

and the Sun Valley Summer Symphony along with various orchestral musicians including members of the San Francisco, Saint Louis and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras. As an orchestral musician, Masri has performed with the San Francisco Symphony as well as the

Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) was founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891. The ensemble makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival. The music director is Riccardo Muti, who began his tenu ...

under various conductors including Pierre Boulez,

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, Daniel Barenboim, and Jeffrey Kahane. Masri is currently on the music faculty of the

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and Samford University.http://www.samford.edu/arts/facultyStaff.aspx?id=45097160222

Career highlights

Principal bassoonist of the

in Germany Principal bassoonist of the

References

External links

Alabama Symphony Orchestra
(official website)

(at the Alabama Symphony Orchestra) {{DEFAULTSORT:Masri, Tariq 1973 births Living people American male musicians American classical bassoonists Cleveland Institute of Music alumni