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Our first cover of a cover! Gotye’s Somebody That I Used to Know as inspired by Pentatonix’s version. Bassoon adaptation by Kara LaMoure:

So of course I’d better put up Pentatonix too:

(But don’t ask me who “Gotye” is because I have no idea.)

… I’ve had the song Raindrops on Roses as an ear worm on several walks. Mostly it’s when I’m walking in the rain and I’m taking photos of roses. Go figure. It can get rather unpleasant. I like this version, though! Great fun!

Osesp Bassoon Quartet
Quartet Members

1° Alexandre Silvério
2° Francisco Formiga
3° Romeu Rabelo
4° José Arion Liñares

Guest: Armando Yamada

Recorded and Edited by Wallas Pena

Nope. Pigs.

I LOVE this! I played Beauty and the Beast way back in June of 2000 when it was on tour and in San Francisco. Even before that I found that the music did get to me. I hear Beauty and the Beast and I get sort of emotional. I’m sure that’s silly, but there you go! I think these Disney musicals are just fun. And every girl dreams of being a princess, right?

Ya gotta love the Breaking Winds!

Just a little gift for you low reed folk. Different approaches to the Mozart Bassoon Concerto, second movement. DK, this one’s for you! 8-)

This is a fun version!

But … um … who says bassoons have the only right to play it, eh?

Any of my bassoon playing pals want to share their favorite video of the original instrumentation?

Of course it’s the bassoons having all the fun again. Typical.

Harlequin-the Quartet
Cantina Band from “Star Wars”
John Williams/Julia Lockhart

Jesse Read, Julia Lockhart, Gwen Seaton, Ingrid Chang-Bassoons

… this time from University of Colorado at Boulder.

So what is it about bassoons and Lady Gaga? Hmm?

Too darn wonderful! Sorry I can’t see how to put the translation there … when I watched it on Facebook there was a place to click and then the English translation was below. But you get the idea just from watching, I’m sure!