Bassoon MusicThrough the Centuries

Tuesday, March 25, 2008Brucker Hall, Fort Myer, Virginia

7:30 PM

from Washington, DC

The United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own”Colonel Thomas Rotondi, Jr., Leader and Commander

Command Sergeant Major Ross N. Morgan, Jr., Enlisted Leader

Bassoon MusicThrough the Centuries

Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, Opus 32 Number 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jacobo Fisher

Partita BWV 1013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johann Sebastian BachAllemandeCorranteSarabandeBourree Anglaise

Sonata for Bassoon and Piano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pierre Max DuboisViolent et AnimeScherzandoSarabandeVivace

Concerto For Bassoon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carl Maria von WeberAllegro ma non troppoAdagioAllegro

Staff Sgt. Dean Woody, bassoonLura Johnson, piano

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Staff Sgt. Dean Woody began playing at age 12 and soon became principal bassoon for the Chattanooga Youth Symphony and a member of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. Staff Sgt. Woody finished high school in Michigan having won a full scholarship to the Interlochen Arts Academy, where he spent his senior year studying with bassoonist Richard Beene.

Upon completion of his Bachelor’s degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music where he studied with David McGill and John Clouser, Staff Sgt. Woody played with the Cleveland Orchestra in the Blossom Summer Festival as well as the Sarasota Summer Festival and Colorado College Summer Festival.

In addition to his duties with The U.S. Army Concert Band, Staff Sgt. Woody is the principal bassoonist of the Alexandria and Fairfax symphonies, the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic Association and performs regularly with such ensembles as the National Symphony Orchestra, National Philharmonic, and National Gallery Orchestra. He has also appeared as soloist with repertoire ranging from Rossini to Weber. In 2002 he was the second prize winner of the Fox/Gillet international competition.

Staff Sgt. Woody lives in Fairfax, VA with his wife, Marlisa daughter, Annalisa and son, David.