repertoire
Solo Bassoon and Orchestra
21 Variations on a Friend by Padma Newsome
for solo bassoon, percussion and chamber orchestra
commissioned by the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, 2001
**world premiere** with Group 435
ECA Arts Hall, New Haven, CT, 2003
Excerpt, 21 Variations on a Friend
Performers: Rachael Elliott, bassoon; Timothy Feeney & Thomas Kozumplik, percussion;
Eduard Espinel, conductor; Group 435 Chamber Orchestra
Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
performances: University of Vermont Symphony Orchestra with Michael Hopkins, conductor, 2008
Concert Piece by Burrill Phillips
for solo bassoon and string orchestra
performances: Burlington Chamber Orchestra with Andrew Massey, conductor, 2011
Montpelier Chamber Orchestra with Troy Peters, conductor, 2007
Rhapsody for Bassoon and Wind Ensemble by Jukka-Pekka Lehto
for solo bassoon and wind ensemble
**US premiere** with Duke University Wind Symphony and Verena Mösenbichler-Bryant, conductor
Page Auditorium, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2012
Through the Clouds by Don Jamison
for solo clarinet, bassoon and string orchestra
**world premiere** with Elisabeth LeBlanc, clarinet, and Burlington Chamber Orchestra
Andrew Massey, conductor
McCarthy Arts Center, Colchester, VT, 2011
Unaccompanied Bassoon
Assembly Line by Timothy Woos
premiered 2008 at Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, VT
Niggun by Philippe Hersant
Press Release by David A. Lang
recorded: Polka the Elk, 2011
Performed by Rachael Elliott, from Polka the Elk, 2011
Retracing by Elliott Carter
Techno Music for Bassoon and Electronica by Alex Kotch
commissioned, premiered at Duke University, 2010
Thinkin' About Your Body by Bobby McFerrin, arr. Elliott
Selected Sonatas / Chamber Music
À mon seul désir by Tawnie Olson
for bassoon and piano
recorded: Polka the Elk, 2011
Performers: Rachael Elliott, bassoon; Adrienne Kim, piano
A# Major in the Verdent Green by Padma Newsome
for bassoon and piano (from 2 Moon Smile opera)
Bed and Rest by Padma Newsome
for bassoon, guitar, marimba and piano
recorded: Polka the Elk, 2011
Dead Elvis by Michael Daugherty
for L'Histoire ensemble
Dreaming in Colours by HyeKyung Lee
for bassoon and piano
Duo by Heitor Villa-Lobos
for oboe and bassoon
arranged for soprano saxophone and bassoon by Susan Fancher
Night Pageantry by Thomas L. Read
for bassoon and piano
premiered by Rachael Elliott and Cynthia Huard at University of Vermont, 2007
recorded: Night Pageantry, 2009
O Vox Pop by Dennis Báthory-Kitsz
for bassoon and bass clarinet
premiered by Rachael Elliott and Steven Klimowski at Unitarian Church, Montpelier, VT, 2008
Pas de Deux by Alex Kotch
for alto saxophone, bassoon and electronics
premiered by Rachael Elliott and Susan Fancher at Duke University, 2010
Polka the Elk by Padma Newsome
for 2 bassoons and vibraphone/percussion
commissioned in 2001 with support from Vermont Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts
premiered by Rachael Elliott, Janet Polk, Thomas Kozumplik at Lyndon Institute, Lyndon Center, VT, 2001
recorded: Polka the Elk, 2011
Sonata for Bassoon and Piano by Nancy Galbraith
Trio by Francis Poulenc
for oboe, bassoon and piano
With Eyes Cast Down by Padma Newsome
for bassoon, viola, voices, piano, harpsichord
commissioned by John & Martha Elliott in 2004
premiered by Rachael Elliott and Annemieke Spoelstra at University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, 2005
recorded: Polka the Elk, 2011
Tuple / Music for two bassoons
Black by Marc Mellits
Performers: Lynn Hileman and Rachael Elliott, bassoons
Bounce by Michael Daugherty
Duo-Sonate by Sofia Gubaidulina
Lacrimosa by Louis Andriessen
Les Moutons de Panurge by Fredric Rzewski
Nocturnal Residents by Chiel Meijering
Dark in the Song / Music for multiple bassoons
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For information on this and other Bassoon Project repertoire, contact Rachael.
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