Bassoonist and Pedagogue
Friday, March 6th 2020
8:00 pm
Auer Hall
Featuring Kathleen McLean and bassoon students Nellie Somer
Works by Chabrier, Meijering, Stravinsky, Mignone,
A great weekend working with some fine young bassoon students in Canada. I spent this Saturday giving a master class and performing a recital with colleagues from the Montreal Symphony and students at the McGill University.
For the last three months, I’ve been working on an experimental collaboration and a series of recording projects with composer Chiel Meijering in the electronic dance music (EDM) / electro-pop genre.
For the last three months, I’ve been working on an experimental collaboration and a series of recording projects with composer Chiel Meijering in the electronic dance music (EDM) / electro-pop genre.
His original tracks are enhanced by the bassoon and it removes the stereotype of a bassoon (which has been more of an orchestral instrument) and takes it into a world of pop / electronic music.
In some of the tracks Meijering mixes excerpts from Gabrielli, Bach, and other old composers. He adds layers of electronic soundscapes and driving rhythms and melds the old and the new together into a fascinating musical graffiti.
This concept of having the ability to take the electro tracks and go out into the world and play along with them is an incredible opportunity for future musicians because this allows them to take a “cyber ensemble” into any venue at any time. This is a great avenue for some young musicians to start up their musical careers in an entrepreneurial way. It’s possible that in the future you will be able to play with cyber orchestras!
The 2nd of two electronic tracks featuring bassoonist Kathleen Mclean. It’s a collection of interesting tracks that are a mixture of folk, rock, classical contemporary jazz. It’s an eclectic mix of electro pop.
Location: Lawrence Memorial Chapel – 510 E College Ave, Appleton, WI 54911
Time: 3:30pm on April 24th, 2017
This performance will include a premiere of bassoon concerto “Perpetuate Transmigration” by Cheil Meijering. After the performance there will be lecture about the several bassoon concertos written for Kathleen McLean in 2016 and 2017.
This clip is one of a few concertos that will be recorded on the Naxos label and hopefully released by the end of 2017.
Video URL: https://www.facebook.com/chiel.meijering/videos/vb.1625231193/10210803977488585/?type=3
Recording Session December 13,2017
Auer Hall, Jacobs School of Music
Indiana University works by Chiel Meijering
Friday, March 10, 2017 – 8:00 pm
Auer Hall
Faculty Recital
Kathleen McLean, bassoon
with Faculty/Student String Orchestra
Repertoire
Music of Chiel Meijering
Perpetuate Transmigration (2016)*
Red Priest: Reversed Mastery (2016)*
Starpulse (2016)*
Ostinato, Part 1 (2013; version for bassoon, 2016)*
Now! Part 2: Red Summer Sunset (2012/16)
*Premiere
Additional repertoire and performers to be announced
