Learn from Great Bassoon Teachers

Elias Novais has been an active bassoonist and music educator for over seven years. Elias has extensive orchestral experience, serving as second bassoon and contrabassoon for the Orquestra 2 de Julho (NEOJIBA), a frequent guest musician with the Orquestra Sinfônica da Bahia (OSBA), and a featured soloist with the Federal University of Bahia Symphony Orchestra (OSUFBA).

Margali Grenier (she/her) is Founder, President, and Executive Director of the nonprofit ensemble Plattsburgh Community Clarinet Choir, Incorporated (PCC), and Founder and Owner of Major Fifth Music. She is an active performer, educator, and instrument repair technician specialising in the curation and production of concerts featuring newly commissioned music.

Contrabassoon and bassoon player with the Noord Nederlands Orkest, with a vast experience freelancing in orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester Hamburg, Orchestre National de Lille, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orquestra Gulbenkian among many others, Winner of the first "Low BB Cluster Contrabassoon Competition" in Italy 2024, I…

My name is Pietro, happy that you are reading this details about me! - I obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Classical Guitar with top marks at the "Egidio Romualdo Duni" Conservatory in Matera (2023) and a High School Diploma (2019) from Musical High School "Archita" (with top marks) in Taranto with M° Antonio Rugolo.

Ben Baron served as the Assistant Principal / Second Bassoonist with the Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de México (OSEM) from 2013 - 2014. Ben received his Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School in 2012, having studied with Patricia Rogers.