- Tariq Masri
Tariq Masri (born 1973) is an American bassoonist. He is currently principal bassoonist for the
Alabama Symphony Orchestra .Biography
In addition to being the current, principal bassoonist of the
Alabama Symphony Orchestra , he has also served as principalbassoonist of theHofer Symphoniker inGermany . Tariq has a bachelor of music from theCleveland Institute of Music where he studied withDavid McGill for five years.He also completed one year of graduate work at the
University of Southern California , studying withStephen Maxym before leaving to take the position inGermany . Masri has attended numerous summer festivals including two years at the Spoleto Festival. Tariq Masri is currently second bassoon with theSun Valley Summer Symphony where he performs with various orchestral musicians including members of the San Francisco, Saint Louis and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras.As an orchestral musician, Tariq has performed with the
San Francisco Symphony as well as theChicago Symphony Orchestra under various conductors includingPierre Boulez ,Christoph Eschenbach ,Daniel Barenboim , andJeffrey Kahane .Career highlights
Principal bassoonist of the
Hofer Symphoniker in GermanyPrincipal bassoonist of the
Alabama Symphony Orchestra External links
* [http://www.alabamasymphony.org/ Alabama Symphony Orchestra] (official website)
* [http://www.alabamasymphony.org/musicians-masri.html Tariq Masri's profile] (at the Alabama Symphony Orchestra)
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