Whitney Crockett was the dexterous soloist in Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto at all-star festival, which continues through June 24
is a curious work, full of unexpected harmonic shifts. The title refers not to 17 different movements, but rather to the number of instrumental lines. Gossec loved winds and brass, and this symphony provides lots of sparkling passages for them. The Minuet movement took the very unusual form of a fugue.
Bassoonist Whitney Crockett, with music director and conductor Michael Francis in the background, during the opening night concert of the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival on Thursday, June 15, at the Del Mar Surf Sports Park.
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