DR. GORANSON'S  2008-2009 BASSOON PERFORMANCES  (For a list of his recent and upcoming saxophone performances, see the Saxophone Studio site.)

NOVEMBER 2008

11/8 Principal Bassoon, Irving Symphony.  Dvorak Cello Concerto, Schwanter "Chasing Light".  8 pm at the Irving Arts Center.  Irving, TX.

11/13 & 11/14 Principal Bassoon, Irving Symphony.  Children's Concerts: Dukas "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", Prokofiev "Lieutenant Kije", Grieg “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt.  9 am and 10:15 am at The Calvary Church.  Irving, TX.

11/15 Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony.  Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris", Copland "Billy the Kid", with special guest Maureen McGovern.  8:15 pm at the Eisemann Center.  Richardson, TX.

11/18 Contrabassoon, Texarkana Symphony.  Beethoven "Symphony No. 9".  8 pm at the Perot Theater.  Texarkana, TX.

OCTOBER

10/17 Bassoon, Triforia Winds (in support of the Dallas Wind Symphony).  Grand Opening of Audubon Society of Dallas.  Dallas, TX.

SEPTEMBER

9/9 Acting Principal Bassoon, Texarkana Symphony.  7:30 pm at Perot Theater, Texarkana, TX.

9/13 Bassoon, Triforia Winds (in support of the Dallas Wind Symphony).  Live performance at Bachendorf's, broadcast on WRR 101.1 FM. 1-3 pm in Dallas, TX.

9/20 Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony.  Program will include Respighi "The Pines of Rome". 8:15 pm at the Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX.

JULY

7/4 Principal Bassoon, Irving Symphony.  Fourth of July Concert.  8:30 pm at Las Colinas Plaza, Irving, TX.

7/4 Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony.  Fourth of July Concert.  2 pm at Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX.

7/23 Bassoon, Triforia Winds.  2008 International Double Reed Society annual conference, Provo, UT.

JUNE

6/20 Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony.  Young Artists Competition winners.  7:30 pm at Collin County Community College.

6/23 Duet recital with Dr. Mary Druhan, Clarinet Solutions in Allen, TX.

6/25 Bassoon, Triforia Winds.  Floot Fire - Plano.  12:30 pm at Custer Road United Methodist Church, Plano, TX.

MAY

5/3 Contrabassoon & 3rd Bassoon, Shreveport Symphony.  Holst "The Planets".  7:30 pm at the Shreveport Civic Auditorium, Shreveport, LA.

5/4 Second Bassoon, members of Shreveport Symphony.  Brahms "Requiem".  3:30 pm at First United Methodist Church of Shreveport, LA.

5/10 Bassoon, Triforia Winds.  Charity Auction at Heritage Hall, Paris, TX.

5/13 Bassoon, Triforia Winds.  Children's Concert at Lamar Elementary School, Sulphur Springs, TX.

5/16 Second Bassoon, Shreveport Symphony.  Children's Concert.  12 noon, Shreveport, LA.

5/17 Second Bassoon, Shreveport Symphony.  "Picnic Pops".  7:30 pm at Riverside Park, Shreveport, LA.

5/24-26 Adjudicator, UIL State Solo & Ensemble Competition.  Austin, TX

APRIL

4/5 Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony Orchestra.  Berlioz "Symphonie Fantastique" and Gershwin "Girl Crazy".  8:15 pm at Saint Andrew United Methodist Church, Plano, TX.

4/9 Bassoon, Triforia Winds.  Featuring the U.S. Premiere of Ted Hansen's wind trio work, "Triforia".  7:30 pm in the TAMU-C Concert Hall, Commerce, TX.

4/12 Principal Bassoon, Irving Symphony Orchestra.  Lord of the Rings Howard Shore, Symphony No.8 "Unfinished" Schubert, Porgy and Bess Concert Suite Gershwin.  8 pm at the Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX.

4/14 Contrabassoon, TAMU-C Symphony Orchestra.  Dukas "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".  Commerce, TX.

4/18 Bassoon, Triforia Winds.  President McFarland's Retirement Gala.  Commerce, TX.

4/21 Bassoon, Triforia Winds.  First United Methodist Church. Commerce, TX

4/22 Bassoon, Triforia Winds.  Faculty Guest Recital at Oklahoma State University.  Stillwater, OK.

4/25 Contrabassoon, TAMU-C Wind Ensemble Performance.  Eisemann Center.  Richardson, TX

4/26 Contrabassoon, TAMU-C Wind Ensemble Performance.  TAMU-C Concert Hall.  Commerce, TX.

MARCH

3/8 Second Bassoon, Shreveport Symphony.  "The People's Concert."  8 pm in Shreveport, LA.

3/15 Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony Orchestra.  Holst "The Planets" & Young Artists Competition winners.  8:15 pm at the Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX.

3/18 Contrabassoon/Third Bassoon, Dallas Wind Symphony.  8 pm at the Meyerson, Dallas, TX.

3/21 Bassoon, Lover's Lane United Methodist Church.  Handel's "The Messiah", 7 pm in Dallas, TX.

3/30 Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony Orchestra.  Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf".  2:30 pm at the Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX.

FEBRUARY

2/9 Principal Bassoon, Irving Symphony Orchestra.  Overture to The Barber of Seville Rossini, Piano Concerto Grieg,Piano Concerto (U.S. Premiere) Castro, Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Bernstein   8 PM at Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX.

JANUARY

1/12/08 Contrabassoon, Dallas Wind Symphony.  "Young at Heart".  8 PM at Meyerson Hall, Dallas, TX.

DECEMBER 2007

TOO MANY TOO MENTION--SEE YOU IN JANUARY!

NOVEMBER

11/17 Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony Orchestra.  8:15 pm at the Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX.

11/10 Principal Bassoon, Irving Symphony Orchestra.  Program includes Shotakovich's Symphony No. 5.  8 pm at the Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX.

11/2 Triforia Wind Trio.  Music for the Andrew Young Art Exhibit.  6:30 pm at the Creative Arts Center, Bonham, TX.

OCTOBER

10/25 Solo Bassoon Recital.  7:30 pm at the TAMU-C Concert Hall, Commerce, TX.

10/23 Contrabassoon, Dallas Wind Symphony.  "Mackey's Back".  Program includes the World Premiere of John Mackey's "Concerto for Soprano Saxophone and Wind Ensemble".  8 pm at the Meyerson Hall in Dallas, TX.

10/20 Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony Orchestra.  Program includes Bizet: Carmen Suites and Ravel: Bolero.  8 pm at the Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX.

10/13 Principal Bassoon, Irving Symphony Orchestra w/ Special Guest Steve Lippia.  The Music of Frank Sinatra.  8:15 at the Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX.

10/7  Principal Bassoon, Texarkana Symphony.  Candace Taylor Vocal Recital.  3 pm at Texarkana College, Texarkana, TX.

SEPTEMBER

9/30 Acting Principal Bassoon, Shreveport Symphony.  Red River Revel.  3:30 pm in Shreveport, LA.

9/29 Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony Orchestra.  Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6.  8 pm at the Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX.

9/18 Contrabassoon, Dallas Wind Symphony.  "Roman Holiday Concert". 8 pm at the Meyerson Hall in  Dallas, TX.

9/10  Bassoon Soloist, Texas A&M University-Commerce Faculty Showcase Recital.  Performance of C.M. von Weber "Andante e Rondo Ungarese".  8 pm at TAMU-C Concert Hall, Commerce, TX.

AUGUST

8/27  Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony.  Time and Program: TBA.  Plano, TX

8/11 TAMU-C Faculty Winds and Piano Recital, including the world premier of Ted Hansen's "Triforia" for Clarinet, Flute and Bassoon, as well as a performance of Weber's "Andante e Rondo Ungarese" for bassoon (Luis Sanchez, piano).  Thursday at 8 pm in the Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

8/11 Bassoon Master Class @ 1 pm.  Conservatorio de Musica de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

JULY

7/4 Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony Orchestra.  3 pm at the Eisemann Center, Richardson, TX.

7/4 Principal Bassoon, Irving Symphony Orchestra.  8 pm in Las Colinas, TX.

JUNE

6/20 Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony Orchestra.  Collin County Community College at 7 pm.

APRIL

4/2 Kim Tucker, Clarinet.  Graduate Clarinet Recital.  TAMU-C, Commerce, TX.

4/28 Principal Bassoon, Irving Symphony.  Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto & Respighi "The Pines of Rome." @ 8pm, Irving Arts Center, Irving, TX.

MARCH

3/6, 3/7 Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony.  Children's School Concerts.  Eisemann Center, Plano, TX.

3/10  Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony.  "An Evening of Rising Stars." @ 8:15 pm  Eisemann Center, Plano, TX.

3/24 Principal Bassoon, Irving Symphony Orchestra for Desoto Public Library's "Reading, Writing & Rhythm" Event @ 3 pm.  Desoto, TX.

3/31 Second Bassoon, Shreveport Symphony.  Carmina Burana.  @ 7:30 pm, Shreveport, LA.

FEBRUARY

2/8 Principal Bassoon, Texarkana Symphony Children's Concerts @ 9:30 am and 12:30 pm. Perot Theater, Texarkana, TX.  Repertoire included Prokofiev Classical Symphony and Mozart Overture to Marriage of Figaro.

2/14 Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony.  Valentine's Performance with Marvin Hamlisch @ 8:15 pm.  Eisemann Center, Plano, TX.  Repertoire included Hamlisch's film compositions for The Way We Were, Ice Castles, and A Chorus Line.  (To learn more about Marvin Hamlisch, click HERE )

2/26, 2/27 Principal Bassoon, Plano Symphony.  Children's School Concerts.  Eisemann Center, Plano, TX.

IN THE WORKS

Colombian composer Rodolfo Ledesma is currently composing a work for unaccompanied bassoon to be premiered by Todd Goranson.  Maestro Ledesma is a professor at the School of Music at  the Universidad del Valle in Cali, Colombia.