For solo bassoon and twelve solo strings. Commissioned by Radio France for Pascal Gallois and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France. World première in Paris Maison de la Radio under the baton of Kirill Karabits on November 2 2002.The twelve solo strings are to be amplified and projected via four loudspeakers. The piece can also be performed acoustically substituting the acoustic screen for one of gauze creating the illusion of an invisible string ensemble.Instrumentation:Solo Bassoon7 Violins2 Violas2 CellosDouble Bass.

Music Minus One Bassoon-Stravinsky wrote this septet in 1917. As always he led the composing world with innovation and excitement. A work that is still widely performed in our time. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing a complete performance with soloist then a second version with the accompaniment minus you the soloist. Performed by Harry Searing bassoon Accompaniment: Parnassus: Alice Poulson violin Glenn Rubin bass Robert Yamins clarinet Gerald Kocher trumpet Sean Mahoney trombone James Preiss percussion