Kevin Pfister

Kevin Pfister, known among audiences as the “Bowtied Bassoonist”, is currently a member of the Ruse State Opera Orchestra and Philharmonic in Bulgaria. Prior to Ruse, he played bassoon with the Sarajevo Philharmonic in Bosnia and Herzegovina for two seasons.  He graduated with a Masters of Music degree in Bassoon performance from Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music where he studied with Christopher Millard, Principal bassoon of the National Arts Centre Orchestra. He received his Bachelors of Music in Bassoon Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music studying with Barrick Stees, associate principal bassoon of The Cleveland Orchestra. During college he substituted often with the Canton Symphony and played with the Ashland Symphony in Ohio. For two summers, he was a Woodwind TA at Interlochen Music Academy in Michigan. In the summers of 2014-2016 Kevin was the bassoonist for Camp-of-the-Woods, a christian family resort in the Adirondack Mountains in New York. In 2010 Kevin was one of the bassoonists in the Aspen Music Festival. Kevin started the basssoon at age 16 and one year later, Kevin joined the prestigious endowed Advanced Study Weinstein Woodwind Quintet at Settlement Music School and the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra. During high school, he was blessed to study with renowned pedagog Shirley Curtiss. Check out kevinpfister.com to hear more of his playing.

Kevin is primarily trained in playing classical music and has played an extensive amount of orchestral music. However, Kevin has experience playing jazz and some experience playing religous worship music (Hillsong style music).

In lessons, Kevin emphasizes bringing music on the page (or tablet) to life! Kevin emphasizes learning skills that produce mastery of the bassoon for each student which can be applied to any skill in life, such as academics, sports, or even learning a lanuage. 

Kevin offers 15 minute free trial lessons. Click "Book a Lesson" to schedule one.