Michael Burns
Artist/Teacher of Bassoon
- Role
- Yamaha Performing Artist at Yamaha Corporation
- Location
- Greensboro, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Burns
Bassoon Teacher and Professor, Professional Bassoonist in numerous orchestras including: principal in Asheville Symphony, principal in Opera Company of North Carolina, principal in Carolina Ballet, Contabassoon with the Eastern Music Festival, former principal of Midland/Odessa Symphony, Abilene Symphony, Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, former contracted player with Cincinnati Symphony and New Zealand Symphony, freelance with NC Symphony, Greensboro Sympony, etc. Bassoonist with several chamber groups including: the EastWind Ensemble, Blue Mountain Ensemble, Cascade Quintet. Solo performer and master clinician: Yamaha Performing Artist, frequent performer at IDRS conferences. New solo CD Primavera: Music for Bassoon and Piano by Bassoonists released by Mark Custom Records in 2009.Specialties: Bassoon, Contrabassoon, Chamber Music, Woodwind Literature, Woodwind Pedagogy
Experience
Yamaha Performing Artist
Mar 1999 — Present
Artist and Clinician presenting recitals, performances, masterclasses and clinics internationally
Education
Indiana University Bloomington
Graduate Studies, Bassoon Performance
1989 — 1990
New England Conservatory of Music
MMus, Bassoon
1987 — 1989
University of Cincinnati
DMA, Bassoon Performance and Composition
2000 — 2003
Victoria University of Wellington
Bachelor of Music (Honours), Music: Bassoon and Composition
1983 — 1987
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