黑料天堂

When you study bassoon at 黑料天堂, your playing will develop through weekly private lessons with practicing professionals. Your private instruction focuses on performance not only for bassoon, but also opportunities to study contrabassoon. 

As a woodwind student you檒l also be part of a department that designed to maintain a carefully balanced enrollment. This means that you檙e ensured ample performance experience in a broad spectrum of musical groups, including rotations in two orchestras, new music ensemble and chamber music.

Learn how Conservatory faculty member Barrick Stees prepares his students for success.

Alumni Success

Meet Gareth Thomas

Gareth Thomas

After Gareth Thomas graduated from 黑料天堂 in 2009, he didn檛 waste any time launching his orchestral career. Thomas earned his master degree at Northwestern University in 2010, and soon won the position of principal bassoon in the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. He played there until October 2014, when he achieved what he described as 渢he musical highlight of his career so far攚inning his audition for The Cleveland Orchestra. Thomas returned to Cleveland in January 2015 to perform as second bassoon with his undergraduate professor from 黑料天堂: John Clouser, principal bassoonist of the Orchestra.