David Granger

Teacher of Special Programs

Bassoon

Email: bsndayday@comcast.net
Office phone: 234-6768

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PERFORMING EXPERIENCE
Sacramento Symphony/Opera/Ballet, principal bassoon, 1981 - 1996 (Chapter 7 bankruptcy, September 1996.)

San Francisco Bay Area contracted positions:

Napa Valley Symphony, principal bassoon, 1998-present.
Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra, principal bassoon, 1998-present.
Modesto Symphony Orchestra, principal bassoon, 2001-present.

1993-present, San Francisco Bay Area, free lance:

Santa Rosa Symphony, contrabassoon, 1997-2002.
San Jose Symphony, third bassoon/contrabassoon, 1999-2000 (one-year appointment).
San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Ballet, Oakland East Bay Symphony, Berkeley Symphony, Marin Symphony, Monterey County Symphony, California Symphony, Santa Cruz County Symphony, San Francisco Camarata, West Bay Opera, Classical Philharmonic Orchestra of Northern California, Fremont Symphony, Vallejo Symphony, Amercian Bach Soloists.
Music in the Mountains Festival Orchestra, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995.

1975-1981, New York City, free lance:

Goldman Band, principal bassoon, 1978-1988.
New York City Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, American Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Ballet, Eastern Opera Theatre, Queens Symphony Orchestra, Greater Palm Beach (Florida) Symphony Orchestra, American Philharmonic Orchestra, Connecticut Philharmonic Orchestra, Asolo Opera (Florida), Verismo Opera Company, Music with Jens Nygaard, Bronx Philharmonic, Suffolk Symphony, New York Opera Repertoire Theatre Company, Pan-American Symphony.

EDUCATION

National Orchestral Association, NY, NY, 1973-1977.
Manhattan School of Music, 1971-1975. Bachelor of Music, Master of Music.
   Winner, Concerto Competition, 1974, performed Weber Grand Concerto in F.
University of Kansas, School of Fine Arts, 1969-1971. Honor Recital, 1971.
Aspen Music Festival, 1970.
Conservatory of Kansas City, 1964-1969.

MAJOR TEACHERS

Stephen Maxym, principal, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, 1978-1981.
Harold Goltzer, assistant principal, New York Philharmonic 1974-1975.
Elias Carmen, principal, New York City Ballet Orchestra, 1971-1974.
Austin Ledwith, professor, University of Kansas, 1969-1971.
Leonard Sharrow, Aspen Music Festival, 1970.
Michael Spielman, principal, Kansas City Philharmonic, 1964-1969.

CHAMBER MUSIC

Ariel Ensemble Wind Quintet, 2002-present.
   Upper Mid-West tour with Mitchiko Otaki, pianist, Februrary, 2002, Ray Weiss Management, Inc.
Worn Chamber Ensemble, 1999-present.
Tree Talk, 1998-present.
Chamber Music Society of Sacramento, 1984–present.
UCD Wind Quintet, 1989–present.
University of California-Davis Contemporary Music Ensemble, 1989–1993.
Manhattan Woodwind Quintet, 1976-1981, Robert M. Gewald Management, Inc.
   1980-1981 residency at Long Island University, C. W. Post Center.
   1980 tour of Europe
   1978 Artists International Competition winner. February, 1979, Carnegie Recital Hall debut.
Composer's Chamber Ensemble (New York), 1979-1981. Opus 1 Records.

INSTRUMENTS USED IN ORCHESTRA: Heckel bassoons #12758 & #7585, Fox Contrabassoon #64