TSO Moments: Principal Bassoon Michael Sweeney 

I'm a 9th grade bassoonist, he writes so many pieces and I never knew he played bassoon!

That experience he mentions is the same I get when listening to great music. The self disappears.

i'm just listening to michael on 'this is my music' and enjoying it so much that i had to google him up; thank you michael well done

Not only is this story inspiring but motivating. I started playing the bassoon in junior high school and eventually received a music scholarship to Louisiana State University. I left LSU and music in 1995 when I joined the USAF. 22 years later, after establishing a career, I decided to purchased my first bassoon, a Fox model I. For the past year and a half I’ve been working with a bassoon professor and have fallen in love with playing again. My goal for the future of bassoon playing is to be a member of the Charlotte Symphony. THANK YOU for sharing your story!

this is so inspiring! my story is similar to how i started playing the bassoon! i want to be a professional bassoon player as well and i want to land a job in a symphony orchestra. please share more videos like this!

I had know idea what a bassoon was until one of my friends told me that she wanted to play it. I wanted to play flute, but during my middle school tryout, they broke the horrible news to me that I had a teardrop lip and would never be able to play it. (Which I now know was a load of horseshit) so I, remembering what my friend said, decided I would try the bassoon for shits and giggles. I got the bassoon, and am now entering high school with the full intent on playing it for the rest of my high school life. Maybe in college??? I’ve still got a good four years to decide that.

I wanted to play bassoon sooo bad! I had to go with tuba, since it was so expensive to rent.

I always upvote Gustav Holst!

The same michael sweeney whose name is on sheet music everywhere?

I was curious about what software program is being used at 0:32 and any information you may have of that music software. Thanks!

Anyone know the song around the 1:51 mark?

when did he start playing the bassoon