We’re honored to feature King Bassoon Reeds and King Contra Bassoon Reeds on our website.
Kevin King is a Boston based bassoonist and contra bassoonist with over 20 years of bassoon and contra bassoon reed making experience.
He studied with Richard Plaster and Charlie Bailey and currently plays with a number of Boston area orchestras. He is a reed maker who always strives to find new innovative tools and equipment to further enhance the performance of his reeds.
We’re honored to feature Hunter Reeds on our website. Dr. Cody Hunter graduated from the University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota, and received his Doctor of musical arts in bassoon performance from the University of Memphis.
He currently serves on the music faculty at Stephen F. Austin State University as an Assistant Professor of bassoon and music theory. He performs with the Stone Fort Wind Quintet, comprised of faculty from the School of Music.
Previously, Cody has held positions at Mayville State University and North Dakota State University, as well as teaching 6-12 band for Hardy County Schools in Baker, WV. Cody has performed regionally, nationally, and internationally, with an upcoming performance tour with the Texas Chamber Winds in Rio de Janeiro.
As a reed maker, Cody credits his teachers: Dr. Patricia Holland, John Miller, Norbert Nielubowski, Lecolion Washington, and Anna Johansson. Each hand crafted reed starts from tube cane, where each stage of processing allows for the selecting of the best pieces of cane. Cody aims to create a reed that vibrates freely, yet is stable enough to perform in various settings.
Any reed not meeting the highest of standards does not make it to the final round, which means that Charles Double Reed Company only receives the best possible product.
We’re honored to feature Hart Reeds on our website. Joseph Hartman has many years of experience as a bassoon reed maker.
As a professional orchestral bassoonist for symphony, chamber orchestra and small chamber pieces, his reed making style has developed over the years to meet the demands of orchestral playing as a principal bassoonist and second bassoonist. He has performed with Oregon Symphony, Eugene Symphony, Oregon Mozart Players, Eugene Concert Choir, Newport Symphony, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and other orchestras.
In addition to performing and reed making, he also gives bassoon lessons to interested students. He has a Bachelor of
Music in Bassoon Performance from the University of Oregon and a Master of Music in Bassoon Performance from the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington. He enjoys hiking outdoors in Oregon.
We’re honored to feature Genz Bassoon Reeds on our website. A native of Wisconsin, Will Genz studied bassoon at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with Richard Lottridge and later in Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, with Nancy Goeres.
He participated in the Aspen Music Festival on a full scholarship from 1997 -2000. He has been a member of the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México, Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México, the Orquesta Sinfónica de Chile, the Orquesta Estable del Teatro Argentino de La Plata, and the Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires, in the Colón Theater, where he is currently performing.
Will has over 35 years experience making bassoon and contra reeds, and always strives to produce the highest quality reed possible.
We’re honored to feature Cadence oboe reeds and Cadence English horn reeds on our website. Oboist and reed maker Clara “Freddie” Blood enjoys her life as a versatile performer and educator with over fifteen years of experience who engages audiences with performances in solo, chamber music, and orchestral settings throughout the greater Austin area.
She served as an Oboist with the Navy Fleet Bands from 2017- 2022 and completed tours with Navy Band Southwest in San Diego, CA. and Navy Band Great Lakes in Great Lakes, IL. While stationed in San Diego Clara served as Adjunct Professor of Oboe at the University of San Diego and MiraCosta College.
Clara completed a doctorate in Oboe Performance and Pedagogy at the University of Texas at Austin in 2016, where she served as the Oboe Studio Teaching Assistant. Clara performs as a substitute musician with the San Diego Symphony and frequently appears with the California Chamber Orchestra and Strauss Symphony of America. She has also performed with the New World Symphony, Austin Symphony, and the West Point Band. Clara earned her Bachelor of Music Performance degree at Rice University and Master of Music in Orchestral Oboe Performance at the Manhattan School of Music before beginning her Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Texas. Outside of music
Clara enjoys CrossFit, running marathons, and cooking.
