Jesse Read has served as Principal Bassoonist of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra, CBC Radio’s Curio Ensemble, and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra. He has performed and recorded with Tafelmusik, Philharmonia Baroque San Francisco, Capella Clementina, Köln, Boston Baroque Orchestra, Philomel and the Los Angeles Baroque Orchestra and has appeared as soloist with the CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, Dutch Radio Chamber Orchestra, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic, as well as orchestras and ensembles in France, Germany, and Austria. He has been a featured soloist with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra on tour in Germany and in solo appearances in the USA, Germany and the Netherlands. He has given master classes throughout Europe and Asia.
Mr. Read is currently Professor of Bassoon at the University of British Columbia, where he served for 11 years as the Director of the School of Music. He has previously held positions at the Carmel Bach Festival, the European Mozart Academy, the University of Victoria, University of Delaware and the Utrecht Conservatory, Netherlands. His solo CDs have received unanimous acclaim. Mr. Read studied at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Music Academy of the City of Basel, Switzerland. He has researched and written extensively on repertoire for wind instruments.
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Jesse Read, Bassoon