{"id":28,"date":"2020-01-17T23:13:15","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T23:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassoon.oganovic.com\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:19:07","slug":"bassoon-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bassoon.oganovic.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Bassoon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Section&#8221; module_id=&#8221;top&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;#EDB5BF 0%|rgba(0,0,0,0.4) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#EDB5BF&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.4)&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0.3%||0%||false|false&#8221; 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title_text=&#8221;2024-07 U of M Summer Orchestra concert bassoon section&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-48px|||||&#8221; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;display: flex;||align-items: center;||justify-content: center;||height: 100%;&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;98.9%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|26px||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|1px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>I played the bassoon from 1972 to 1978. I pick up the instrument more-or-less on a whim and played it for several years thereafter. I had previously been a pianist, singer, and (at the margins) a violinist, but I had never even held a wind instrument.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/bassoon.oganovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/2020-10-19-Bob-playing-bassoon-for-virtual-concert.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;2020-10-19 Bob playing bassoon for virtual concert&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;5px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>THE BAD NEWS: for several decades thereafter jobs, marriage, fatherhood, traveling for work, focusing on choral music <em>et al<\/em> took priority over the <em>fagott.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>THE GOOD NEWS: I picked up the instrument again 2016, so after this long hiatus I am once again back behind the bocal. In 2019 I bought a new Fox Renaud instrument.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-4px|-25px||-20px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||29px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>In the sections below you can read more about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#groups\">Ensembles<\/a> I&#8217;ve performed with.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#teachers\">Teachers<\/a> I&#8217;ve worked with.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#ll\">Performance of <em>Loch Lomond<\/em><\/a>, a Scottish ballad originally arranged for male chorus by Ralph Vaughan Williams.<\/li>\n<li>Major <a href=\"#repertoire\">repertoire<\/a> I&#8217;ve performed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;groups&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#86B3D1&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; 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global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">My Performance Partners<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Groups With Which I Have Played the Bassoon<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text ul_position=&#8221;inside&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; ul_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; max_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;flip&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_flip=&#8221;30%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Minnesota Summer Orchestra ~ 2017, 2019, 2023-2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Minnesota Communityh Orchestra ~ 2025-2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Hopkins Westwind Concert Band<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> ~ 2021-2023<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bethel University Wind Ensemble ~ 2016-2020, 2023-2025<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Bethel University Chamber Orchestra &amp; Chamber Ensembles ~ 2019-2022<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Centennial Community Band ~ 2020<\/li>\n<li>St. Louis Park Community Band ~ 2019<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Macalester Community Band ~ 1976-1977<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">University of Minnesota Concert Band ~ 1975-1977<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">St. Cloud (Minnesota) State University Concert Band and Community Orchestra ~ 1972-1975<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/bassoon.oganovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Bethel-concert-band.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Bethel concert band&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-56px||13px|||&#8221; 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Estonia, Latvia, and Lituania &#8212; in 2023. Additionally, I joined the Bethel Orchestra on a tour to the San Diego area in 2021.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;#top&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Return to Top&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_id=&#8221;teachers&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#4D6D9A&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-48px||1px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||68px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Featured Project&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; min_height=&#8221;509px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat|||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600||on|||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; min_height=&#8221;119px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px|&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;20%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Folks Who Have Helped Me<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Teachers<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; max_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|||||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;flip&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_flip=&#8221;30%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Over the years I have taken bassoon lessons from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/music.uiowa.edu\/people\/william-larue-jones\">William L. Jones<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.minnesotaorchestra.org\/stories\/meet-a-musician-norbert-nielubowski\/\">Norbert Nielubowski<\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">,<\/span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nick.vanduzee\">Nick Van Duzee<\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">,<\/span><\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.datanyze.com\/people\/Katie-Bauernfeind\/3941249797\">Katie Bauernfeind<\/a>, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and <a href=\"https:\/\/sdsymphony.org\/about\/musicians-artists\/orchestra-members\/bios\/alexandra-berndt\/\">Alexandra Berndt<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/bassoon.oganovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Katie-Bauernfeind-and-Bob-Oganovic.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Katie Bauernfeind and Bob Oganovic&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-56px||13px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;62px|||39px||&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#000000&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||36px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Katie Bauernfeind and I are shown here in a photograph taken in September 2017. Katie is a bassoon specialist for Fox and a fine performer and teacher. My t-shirt reads &#8220;<strong>BASSOON &#8211; I wet my reeds with the tears of brass player<\/strong>&#8221; [sic].<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;#top&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Return to Top&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; module_id=&#8221;ll&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#99CED3&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Featured Project&#8221; module_id=&#8221;#ll&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat|||on|||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600||on|||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||5px|&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;20%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Performance<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Transcription for Multiple Bassoons of <em>Loch Lomond<\/em> by Ralph Vaughan Williams<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; max_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;flip&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_flip=&#8221;30%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The marvelous English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams arranged the Scottish ballad <em>Loch Lomond<\/em> for 4 men\u2019s voice parts and baritone soloist. I have, in turn, transcribed it for multiple bassoons making these minor changes from RVW&#8217;s manuscript:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Shifting the original key of G major down a whole step to F major.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Adding a lower octave on a few measures.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Adding a higher voice \u201cecho chord\u201d right at the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The audio performance features multiple tracks with me playing each part; this was created using the Audacity and Studio One software applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/bassoon.oganovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/ralph-vaughan-williams.jpeg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;ralph-vaughan-williams&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;59.4%&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#000000&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||2px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_audio audio=&#8221;https:\/\/bassoon.oganovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/LL-In-the-can-ABSOLUTELY-FINAL.mp3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;78.1%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;52px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_audio][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_cta button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/bassoon.oganovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Loch-Lomond-original-choral-score.pdf&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Original choral score (PDF)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; button_icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; background_layout_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_cta button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/bassoon.oganovic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Loch-Lomond-RVW-transposed-to-F-Full-Score.pdf&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Score for multi-bassoon transcription (PDF)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; button_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; background_layout_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;93px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto||auto|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;14px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Notes Regarding the Arrangement &amp; Recording<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; max_width=&#8221;90%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;flip&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_flip=&#8221;30%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #000000;\">This was more an experiment in recording and editing than a musical performance. Because I was recording it in my office there was no natural ambience, so I added artificial reverb through the software (which, admittedly, sounds somewhat artificial). I also edited out breaths, digitally added a few dynamics and a <em>ritardando<\/em> at the end, and did some vocal thickening (a trick common in pop music). It\u2019s not perfect by any means. In particular, the final product is muddier than I would have hoped \u2013 the rich, close harmonies of the male voices become muddier with the clashing overtones of multiple bassoons. 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