On Thursday, participants of the NewBassoon Institute, performed composer and bassoonist Brad Balliett’s "Arboretum,” a collection of 13 bassoon solos and duets, each representing a different tree in the Heathdale section of the Nichols Arboretum. The performances were synchronized by each soloist or duet keeping a timer. The group performed a chorale, then all started a stopwatch before traveling to their various performance locations in the Arb. Once everyone's stopwatch got to 20 minutes, the

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Bassoon Bach

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