Philharmonia Northwest, Concert I October 11, 2009

Soloist: Sara Jolivet, piccolo
Michel Jolivet, contrabassoon

G. Telemann - Don Quixote Suite
D. Montano - Concerto for Piccolo and Contrabassoon
F. Haydn - Symphony No. 97

Michel Jolivet has been an active bassoonist and contrabassoonist in the Puget Sound area for 30 years and has played with most of the region's musical organizations, ranging from the Hot Air Bassoons and the Northwest Chamber Orchestra to the Seattle Symphony and the Seattle Opera. He has performed frequently as a soloist on both instruments with groups in Seattle, Olympia, and Wenatchee. In 2001 he participated in performances of the Schubert Octet and Beethoven Septet with renowned violinist Joseph Silverstein. He has also played for a variety of movie soundtracks and can be heard on recordings with the Rainier Chamber Winds and with Arthur Grossman.

Dr. Jolivet has published articles on the contrabassoon and on the sarrusophone, an unusual double reed instrument. In 2002 he gave very likely the world's first solo recital on bass sarrusophone at the International Double Reed Society convention held in Banff, Alberta. His primary mentors have been Morgan Griffin, Arthur Grossman, Sydney Rosenberg, and Paul Rafanelli.

General Admission: $18 - Student/Senior/Disabled: $12.

Official Website: http://www.philharmonianw.org/