Premieres & Commissions
Since I was an undergraduate student, exploring unknown works has been a passion of mine. What started as trying to program works no one else had recorded has grown into my efforts to expand the bassoon's repertoire through commissioning, participating in consortia, arranging, and composing. This alphabetical list is a collection of those works with links where possible.
Works on this list that were composed because of a commission from myself or an ensemble I perform with, or were created by me, or were a consortium that I participated in are labeled with an *
Allen, Clay
Woodwind Quintet No. 1
Allen, Isaac
in(out)side; byside in don't out (solo bassoon)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Bell, Conor
Brahms, Johannes
Trio in B major (oboe, bassoon, piano trio)
Arr. Kathleen and Conor Bell
Brake, Austin
The Eightfold Path (bassoon octet)
Brake, Austin
Brandon, Jenni
Burel, Joshua
Daughtery, Michael
Davis, Craig Michael
Davis, Craig Michael
I Never Saw the Point of Breathing (reed quintet)
Davis, Craig Michael
Harmonic Counterpoint (reed quintet)*
Esmail, Reena
Nadiya (version for oboe and bassoon)
Faure, Gabriel
Fanslow, Devin Clara
Riding the Huxley (woodwind quintet)
Findlay, Collin
Sleeping (woodwind octet)
Flagello, Gala
Griebling-Haigh, Margi
Gudipati, Meera
Together Apart (oboe, bassoon duo)*
Hagen, Timothy
Harberg, Amanda
Impulsive Nature (bassoon, horn, and piano trio)*
Harding, Tayloe
Georgia Places (clarinet, bassoon, and piano trio)
Higgins, Gavin
Fanfare (full orchestra)*
Howard, Dani
The Butterfly Effect (full orchestra, US Premiere)
Jaffe, Stephen
Inscriptions (for flute and bassoon with string quartet)*
Kouyoumdjian, Mary
Studies on Rage for Each Day of the Week (flute, bassoon, and piano trio)*
Lowry, Christopher
Fever Dreams (full orchestra)*
Lussier, Mathieu
Artemis (English horn, bassoon duo
Magin, Carrie
O'Keeffe Suite (oboe, bassoon, and piano trio)*
Meijering, Chiel
The Reed which Bends in the Wind (concerto for twelve bassoons)
Morris, Alyssa
Stripes (double reed ensemble)*
Okpebholo, Shawn
lullaby | ballad | spiritual (woodwind trio)*
Rabb, Kincaid
Unpainted Pictures (oboe, bassoon, and piano trio)*
Ritter, Sam
The Mourning Jewels (full orchestra and chorus)
Saint-Saens, Camille
Danse Bacchanale (reed quintet)*
Arr. Kathleen and Conor Bell
Sakuraba, Motoi
Altin Peak's Flood (version for two bassoons and marimba)
Arr. Conor Bell
Schumann, Clara
Trio in G minor (oboe, bassoon, and piano trio)*
Arr. Kathleen and Conor Bell
Shapiro, Alex
Re:pair (version for two bassoons)
Slater, Angela Elizabeth
Mountains Become Oceans (concerto for harp, percussion, and orchestra)*
Talbot-Howard, Althea
On Walmer Beach (English horn and bassoon)
Talbot-Howard, Althea
The Door of No Return (version for bassoon and piano)
Talbot-Howard, Althea
Fantasia: La Folia (solo bassoon)*
Talbot-Howard, Althea
Fantasia Dodecaphonica (version for solo bassoon)
Talbot-Howard, Althea
Byzantion I: Hagia Sophia (English horn, bassoon, and piano trio)*
Talbot-Howard, Althea
Byzantion II: Through Space and Time (bassoon and piano)*
Talbot-Howard, Althea
Byzantion IV: Apokalypsis (English horn, bassoon, and piano trio)*
Ward, Aryn
Tafv Hotvle (flute, bassoon, and harp trio)
Ward, Aryn
Tasahcuce (flute, oboe, and bassoon trio)