Isthmus Woodwind Quintet

I have been playing bassoon with the Isthmus Woodwind quintet since 2002. Several members of our group are teachers, although we're not all band teachers. The reason we rehearse is because we enjoy playing quintet music and strive to improve as musicians. We have performed at several weddings, and last spring we played a 45-minute concert at the First Unitarian Church of Madison during their Noon Musicale series.

We took this photo of our quintet last summer:


On Wednesday, we played seasonal music at the Madison airport for travelers who were passing by. I really enjoyed this performance, because I love to play Christmas music. Among the songs that we performed were:

Festival of Carols, arr. by Paul Nagle
Troika by Sergei Prokofiev
Shepherds' Christmas Music (which included the songs Patapan, Coventry Carol, Noel Nouvelet, Silent Night, and Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant) by Clark McAllister
What Child Is This? arr. by Bill Holcomb
Menuetto by Boccherini
Overture to the Nutcracker Ballet and Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Tschaikowsky

Here are some photos from our performance: