Featuring performances by Nicolasa Kuster, Ann Shoemaker, Robyn Watson, and Nanci Belmont. Click this event to access this evening’s recital program.
8:00pm EST/5:00pm PST
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Hangouts are times to be social, learn, and geek out together as a bassoon community. Co-hosted by Jessica Findley Yang and John Steinmetz, “Happy Hour Hangouts” are less-structured chats that will allow for free-flowing conversation, breakout rooms, etc. This event is generously sponsored by Fox Products.
6:30pm EST/3:30pm PST (60 minutes)
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Join us for a masterclass with Judith LeClair, Principal Bassoon of the New York Philharmonic, generously sponsored by Midwest Musical Imports.
4:30pm EST/1:30pm PST (90 minutes)
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• The Reimagining of a Forgotten Romantic Voice: A Transcription of Emilie Mayer’s Violin Sonata in A Minor for Bassoon

• ¨Reavivando nuestra identidad¨ Reviving our identity.

• East Asian Women in Classical Music: Moving Beyond Traditional Gender Roles and the Label of the "Female Musician"

In these “Meg Talks” Rachel Fredericksen highlights us to the forgotten Romantic voice of Emilie Mayer by way of her transcription of the composer’s Violin Sonata in a minor for bassoon; Yoon Joo Hwang examines issues of gender, tradition, and power as they relate to East Asian Women Classical musicians; and Rocio Yllescas Jacobo introduces us to new contemporary music for bassoon written by Mexican composers while showing emblematic places of Mexico.
2:00pm EST/11:00pm PST (90 minutes)
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Just because this symposium is virtual doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fun of browsing the exhibit hall! Visit our dedicated vendor rooms to interact in real time with your favorite companies and learn more about the products and services they offer! This session will feature virtual booths by Bocal Majority, Forrests, and Trevco Varner Music!
1:00pm EST/10:00am PST (60 minutes)
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This class will present strategies for improving focus and mental presence during performances as well as tools to help manage and lessen performance anxiety. Participants will examine the causes and effects of performance anxiety and learn how this affects focus and efficacy. Topics covered will include breathing techniques and mindfulness meditation exercises.
12:00pm EST/9:00am PST (60 minutes)
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This interactive workshop will give participants practical and useful tools in the form of simple meditations, breathwork, gentle movement, and the principles of LEAN (lifestyle, exercise, attitude, nutrition) to apply directly to their personal and professional lives. Participants should plan to have a chair on hand for a short chair yoga practice as part of the session.
10:30am EST/7:30am PST (60 minutes)
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In this Vinyasa-based practice we will focus on the upper body and twisting poses to simultaneously build strength and range of motion. We will flow with our breath at a pace that is suitable for all levels. Props like yoga blocks are welcome, but not required.
10:30am EST/7:30am PST (60 minutes)
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