Double Reed Day
Double Reed Day
Join University of Maryland double reed faculty Mark Hill (oboe) and Joseph Grimmer (bassoon) for the School of Music’s annual Double Reed Day, held in hybrid format for the first time this year on Saturday, October 9, 2021. You can register to attend in-person or virtually via the Zoom platform. In-person guests will be asked to provide evidence of full vaccination or a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of the event. All participants will be masked for the entire event.
This event is an opportunity for double reed players to experience what being a student at the UMD School of Music is like! The day will include recital performances, oboe and bassoon masterclasses and a Q&A discussion with faculty and guest artists. The afternoon will also include an All-State audition workshop for State of Maryland residents.
We will cap off the day with a presentation from our music admissions team for all students, parents and teachers interested in learning more about study at UMD.
This year’s event will feature distinguished guest artists Emily Tsai M.M. '13, oboist with WindSync and Patagonia Winds, and William Short, principal bassoonist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
We are looking forward to meeting you at this free event! Registration is required.
SCHEDULE
10-10:30 a.m. – Check-in
10:30-11:30 a.m. – Maryland All-State Audition Rep Masterclass led by faculty
11:30-12:30 – Careers in Music Panel discussion
12:30-1:30 – Lunch and vendors
1:30-2:30 – Recital featuring faculty and guests
2:30-4:30 – Masterclass led by guest artists
4:30-5:30 – Music admissions presentation
If you are able, we encourage you to take a dinner break and return for Impressions of... a concert presented by the University of Maryland Wind Orchestra at 8:00 p.m. Digital tickets to watch the livestream are also available. Additional reservations required.
ABOUT OUR FACULTY
Mark Hill is professor of oboe at the UMD School of Music and principal oboe of the National Philharmonic. He has performed with such orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony, the New York Chamber Symphony, Orpheus, the Baltimore Symphony and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. As a chamber musician, he has worked with such groups as the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Guarneri Quartet, the New York Woodwind Quintet, the Sylvan Winds, the Mendelssohn Quartet and contemporary music groups such as Speculum Musicae and New York’s Music Today Ensemble. He has been a performer and faculty member of the Yellow Barn Festival in Vermont for the past 23 years, and has released two solo albums on Albany Records, “Alchemy” and “Sad Steps,” both to critical acclaim.
Joseph Grimmer is principal bassoon of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra/Washington National Opera Orchestra and teaches at the UMD School of Music. He also holds the principal bassoon position of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra and was recently appointed principal bassoon of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. He previously served as principal bassoon with the Jacksonville Symphony, was a member of the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, acting assistant principal bassoon with the Naples Philharmonic and spent six summers as assistant principal bassoon with the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra in his hometown of Boulder, Colorado. Grimmer has performed as guest principal bassoon with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony, IRIS Orchestra, Savannah Philharmonic, Windsor Symphony Orchestra and many of the regional orchestras in the Washington, D.C., area. He is a faculty member of the Miami Music Festival, previously taught at the Shenandoah Conservatory and has given masterclasses in Spain, Sweden, Canada and throughout the USA.
ABOUT THE GUEST ARTISTS
William Short was appointed principal bassoon of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in 2012. He previously served in the same capacity with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra and is a founding member of the Gotham Wind Quintet. A dedicated teacher, Short serves on the faculties of The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music and Temple University, as well as the Verbier Festival and Interlochen Arts Camp. He has presented classes at colleges and conservatories around the country and at conferences of the International Double Reed Society, for which he serves as an officer. Short has also performed and taught at the Lake Champlain, Lake Tahoe, Mostly Mo-zart, Stellenbosch (South Africa), Strings and Twickenham Festivals. An occasional editor and composer, his works have been published by the Theodore Presser Company and TrevCo-Varner Music. Short received his Bachelor of Music from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Daniel Matsukawa and Bernard Garfield, and his Master of Music at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, where he studied with Benjamin Kamins.
Alumna Emily Tsai M.M. '13 began her musical studies at the age of four on the violin and started the oboe when she was ten. Tsai is currently the oboist and touring director of the internationally renowned wind quintet, WindSync, gold medalist at the International Fischoff Competition and medalist at the M-prize Chamber Arts Competition. She has performed with WindSync in prominent venues such as Ravinia, IL, the Library of Congress, DC, Strathmore, MD, and has taught artist residencies at many colleges and universities, including the Eastman School of Music, Northwestern University, University of Maryland, Orchestra of the Americas and New World Symphony. Along with her position as adjunct oboe professor at St. Mary's College, MD, Tsai also teaches at the prestigious Holton-Arms School and the Opal Music Studio. In addition, she has a robust private studio of both oboe and violin students. Tsai’s main teachers include Mark Hill, Richard Killmer and Malcolm Smith. Tsai received her Bachelor of Music degree in oboe performance, with a Performer’s Certificate and the Chamber Music Award, from the Eastman School of Music. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of Rochester, graduating Magna Cum Laude. She received her Master of Music from the University of Maryland, where she was part of the Graduate Fellowship Quintet, SIREN.
Join University of Maryland double reed faculty Mark Hill (oboe) and Joseph Grimmer (bassoon) for the School of Music’s annual Double Reed Day, held in hybrid format for the first time this year on Saturday, October 9, 2021. You can register to attend in-person or virtually via the Zoom platform. In-person guests will be asked to provide evidence of full vaccination or a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of the event. All participants will be masked for the entire event.
This event is an opportunity for double reed players to experience what being a student at the UMD School of Music is like! The day will include recital performances, oboe and bassoon masterclasses and a Q&A discussion with faculty and guest artists. The afternoon will also include an All-State audition workshop for State of Maryland residents.
We will cap off the day with a presentation from our music admissions team for all students, parents and teachers interested in learning more about study at UMD.
This year’s event will feature distinguished guest artists Emily Tsai M.M. '13, oboist with WindSync and Patagonia Winds, and William Short, principal bassoonist with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
We are looking forward to meeting you at this free event! Registration is required.
SCHEDULE
10-10:30 a.m. – Check-in
10:30-11:30 a.m. – Maryland All-State Audition Rep Masterclass led by faculty
11:30-12:30 – Careers in Music Panel discussion
12:30-1:30 – Lunch and vendors
1:30-2:30 – Recital featuring faculty and guests
2:30-4:30 – Masterclass led by guest artists
4:30-5:30 – Music admissions presentation
If you are able, we encourage you to take a dinner break and return for Impressions of... a concert presented by the University of Maryland Wind Orchestra at 8:00 p.m. Digital tickets to watch the livestream are also available. Additional reservations required.
ABOUT OUR FACULTY
Mark Hill is professor of oboe at the UMD School of Music and principal oboe of the National Philharmonic. He has performed with such orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony, the New York Chamber Symphony, Orpheus, the Baltimore Symphony and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. As a chamber musician, he has worked with such groups as the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Guarneri Quartet, the New York Woodwind Quintet, the Sylvan Winds, the Mendelssohn Quartet and contemporary music groups such as Speculum Musicae and New York’s Music Today Ensemble. He has been a performer and faculty member of the Yellow Barn Festival in Vermont for the past 23 years, and has released two solo albums on Albany Records, “Alchemy” and “Sad Steps,” both to critical acclaim.
Joseph Grimmer is principal bassoon of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra/Washington National Opera Orchestra and teaches at the UMD School of Music. He also holds the principal bassoon position of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra and was recently appointed principal bassoon of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music. He previously served as principal bassoon with the Jacksonville Symphony, was a member of the Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, acting assistant principal bassoon with the Naples Philharmonic and spent six summers as assistant principal bassoon with the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra in his hometown of Boulder, Colorado. Grimmer has performed as guest principal bassoon with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Grand Rapids Symphony, IRIS Orchestra, Savannah Philharmonic, Windsor Symphony Orchestra and many of the regional orchestras in the Washington, D.C., area. He is a faculty member of the Miami Music Festival, previously taught at the Shenandoah Conservatory and has given masterclasses in Spain, Sweden, Canada and throughout the USA.
ABOUT THE GUEST ARTISTS
William Short was appointed principal bassoon of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in 2012. He previously served in the same capacity with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra and is a founding member of the Gotham Wind Quintet. A dedicated teacher, Short serves on the faculties of The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music and Temple University, as well as the Verbier Festival and Interlochen Arts Camp. He has presented classes at colleges and conservatories around the country and at conferences of the International Double Reed Society, for which he serves as an officer. Short has also performed and taught at the Lake Champlain, Lake Tahoe, Mostly Mo-zart, Stellenbosch (South Africa), Strings and Twickenham Festivals. An occasional editor and composer, his works have been published by the Theodore Presser Company and TrevCo-Varner Music. Short received his Bachelor of Music from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Daniel Matsukawa and Bernard Garfield, and his Master of Music at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, where he studied with Benjamin Kamins.
Alumna Emily Tsai M.M. '13 began her musical studies at the age of four on the violin and started the oboe when she was ten. Tsai is currently the oboist and touring director of the internationally renowned wind quintet, WindSync, gold medalist at the International Fischoff Competition and medalist at the M-prize Chamber Arts Competition. She has performed with WindSync in prominent venues such as Ravinia, IL, the Library of Congress, DC, Strathmore, MD, and has taught artist residencies at many colleges and universities, including the Eastman School of Music, Northwestern University, University of Maryland, Orchestra of the Americas and New World Symphony. Along with her position as adjunct oboe professor at St. Mary's College, MD, Tsai also teaches at the prestigious Holton-Arms School and the Opal Music Studio. In addition, she has a robust private studio of both oboe and violin students. Tsai’s main teachers include Mark Hill, Richard Killmer and Malcolm Smith. Tsai received her Bachelor of Music degree in oboe performance, with a Performer’s Certificate and the Chamber Music Award, from the Eastman School of Music. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in ecology and evolutionary biology from the University of Rochester, graduating Magna Cum Laude. She received her Master of Music from the University of Maryland, where she was part of the Graduate Fellowship Quintet, SIREN.
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