Laurie Hatcher Merz has been playing bassoon in the Minnesota Sinfonia since acid-washed jeans and the Macarena were popular. She is also a busy freelance player performing with many groups, including the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota Dance Theater, and VocalEssence.

And, just like oboe players, bassoon players typically make their own reeds using cane, cork and thread. Fei Xie joined the Minnesota Orchestra as principal bassoon at the beginning of the 2017-18 season after serving as principal bassoonist of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra—an ensemble he first joined as second bassoonist in 2008.

Music Director Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra announced today that Fei Xie (pronounced Fay Shee-eh) has won the position of Principal Bassoon with the Orchestra following an extensive audition process. Xie has served as the Principal Bassoon of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra since 2012.

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Marshall has appeared as a soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra in performances of Dietter’s Concerto for Two Bassoons in 2008, reprising the work in subsequent seasons. An active chamber musician, he also performs regularly on the …

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Xie joined the Minnesota Orchestra as principal bassoon at the beginning of the 2017-18 season after serving as principal bassoon of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra—an ensemble he first joined as second bassoonist in 2008.

Presently Marta is pursuing DMA in bassoon performance at the University of Minnesota School of Music and enjoys the opportunity to play with the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, North Star Winds, and the Sonora Ensemble of which she is a founding member.

The Minnesota Bassoon Association is an unaffiliated club for presenting bassoon related events. The MBA has been presenting masterclasses and recitals regularly since 1983, featuring a significant number of the world's most important bassoonists.