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X-WR-CALNAME:Guest Master Class: Judith LeClair\, bassoon
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DESCRIPTION:A guest master class by Judith LeClair\, bassoon (Principal Bas
 soon - NY Philharmonic)\n\n--\n\nJudith LeClair joined the New York Philha
 rmonic as Principal Bassoon in 1981\, at the age of 23. Since then\, she h
 as made more than 50 solo appearances with the Orchestra\, performing with
  conductors such as Sir Colin Davis\, Sir Andrew Davis\, Alan Gilbert\, Ch
 ristopher Hogwood\, Rafael Kubelik\, Erich Leinsdorf\, Lorin Maazel\, Kurt
  Masur\, Zubin Mehta\, André Previn\, John Williams\, and Andrey Boreyko.
 \n\nMs. LeClair is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music\, where she s
 tudied with K. David Van Hoesen. She made her professional debut with The 
 Philadelphia Orchestra at age 15\, playing Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante
  with colleagues from the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia\, where 
 she studied with Shirley Curtiss. Before joining the New York Philharmonic
 \, she was Principal Bassoonist for two seasons with the San Diego Symphon
 y and San Diego Opera.\n\nActive as a chamber musician\, she has performed
  with numerous leading artists and has participated in leading festivals a
 round the country. She has given solo recitals and master classes at the E
 astman School of Music\, Northwestern University\, New England Conservator
 y\, Oberlin College\, Michigan and Ohio Universities\, and the University 
 of Colorado at Boulder. Every August she gives a solo recital and week-lon
 g master class at the Hidden Valley Music Seminar in Carmel Valley\, Calif
 ornia. She performed with the Philharmonic Woodwind Quintet of New York\, 
 formed in 2001 with her colleagues from the New York Philharmonic wind sec
 tion. They gave recitals throughout the country and on the Orchestra’s f
 oreign tours.\n\nIn April 1995 Ms. LeClair premiered The Five Sacred Trees
 \, a concerto written for her by John Williams and commissioned by the New
  York Philharmonic as part of its 150th Anniversary celebration. She later
  performed the concerto with the San Francisco Symphony and with the Royal
  Academy Orchestra in London. She recorded it for Sony Classical with the 
 London Symphony Orchestra in June 1996\, with Mr. Williams conducting. Thi
 s\, along with her solo New York Legends CD for Cala Records\, was release
 d in March 1997. Her newest CD\, Works for Bassoon\, was released in the s
 pring of 2010.\n\nMs. LeClair is on the faculty of The Juilliard School\, 
 and she will join the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music in fall 201
 4. She lives in New Jersey with her husband\, pianist Jonathan Feldman\, a
 nd their son\, Gabriel.
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LOCATION:David H. Stull Recital Hall
SUMMARY:Guest Master Class: Judith LeClair\, bassoon
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/guest_master_class_judith_
 leclair_bassoon
CATEGORIES:Master Class
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