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Wrapping up the RVS 25/26 season with this great team! Feeling lucky to be playing awesome repertoire, witnessing inspiring soloists and performing for the wonderful community in Southern Oregon this past year.

Kudos to the hardworking @rvsymphony

My first visit to @bassproshops at 31

Thank you for spending my birthday with me @paulaalvag ❤️

Happy Daylight Savings Day. 2nd DMA recital done… Incredibly grateful for my advisors, collaborators, mentors, friends and studio for their support. It is so refreshing to rediscover the joy of presenting a solo recital!

I also have @paulaal

Judging the SOMEA District 8 Solo and Ensemble Festival today in Ashland. I love this opportunity to listen to and work with students in Southern Oregon region. To the candidates- have fun!!!

Happening in 2 weeks. See you there

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I recently revamped my website. It is also my intention to share my thoughts on performance and pedagogy regularly there. Please check it out!

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Please come for some great reed quintet music-played with my favorite folks

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Lots of fun shows filled with wonderful music this month with @nonesuch.reedquintet, @rvsymphony, @orchestranext and lovely friends!

Venues include @jazzstationeugene, @euglibrary, @hultcenter, and the Angus Bowmer Theatre. I hope to see you there!!

Catching up on posts… feeling extremely grateful to have learnt so much from some amazing musicians these past 10 weeks:

Masterclass with Garrick Zoeter, professor of clarinet at Shenandoah Conservatory,
Masterclass with Lawrie Bloom, former

While we’re still in the spirit of thanksgiving- I’m so grateful to have performed with my best buddy and bassoon extraordinaire @bronsony at the Hult Center. What started off as a light joke in 2022 became a reality 2 years later, and we

After a highly successful run over the summer, I am so excited that the Bandung Philharmonic Orchestra Academy will be back again in 2026! With so many opportunities for instrumental masterclasses, sectional coaching, and rehearsals with maestro Maxi

Next Tuesday- Bronson York and David Kwek perform Franz Danzi’s charming Duo Concertino for clarinet, bassoon and orchestra! We are accompanied by the University of Oregon Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Juan Vázquez.

Please conta

Fulfilling one of my lifelong dreams to ride 🛵🏍️

Pulled the trigger and took over this Royal Enfield Meteor 350 last month. It is a no-frills bike that lacks any creature comforts or fancy features- but it makes me feel so connected to the ride. T

This summer was busy but unforgettable☀️ with the people I love ❤️

#throwback to Singapore Bass Clarinet Day 2025, organized by Sean and supported by Yamaha Music Singapore! It was amazing to see so many avid bass clarinetists in one room.

I also had the privilege of conducting a nearly 50-strong bass clarinet ens

Reeds are stocked and ready for the busy upcoming year of performances and teaching 😍

Thank you D’addario Woodwinds & The Band World Singapore for your support, and having me onboard as an artist!

@daddariowoodwinds @thebandworld #clarin

I had such a lovely time in Indonesia last week at the Bandung Philharmonic Orchestra Academy 2025. Apart from being well-fed (and incredibly caffeinated), I had the greatest pleasure of working with my students Danrathz from Yogyakarta and Tafta fro

Voy a ver mi cielo en Singapur en dos semanas 💙 tan emocionado!!

#tb to Brahms 3 with the UOSO, it was lovely working with this group!

@nonesuch.reedquintet

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉🎊🎁🎂 to our oboist Rebecca!!

We are beyond excited to head to the live rounds of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition—one of the most prestigious stages in the country. This is such a big accomplishment for us and we cannot wait to perform!

We need your help to

We are so excited to announce that we advanced to the live round of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition!

We look forward to performing at the University of Notre Dame in May!!

#oboe #clarinet #saxophone #bassclarinet #bassoon

Southern Oregon folks: We’re presenting a show this Friday!

Join us at the beautiful Dos Mariposas Vineyard this Friday for an evening of music presented by yours truly. We guarantee an enthralling evening of charming music by Robert Schumann,

EXCITING NEWS- We have formally accepted the invitation to perform at the @icaclarinet ClarinetFest 2026 in Incheon, South Korea. See you in July!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the coolest bass clarinetist around, Dexter!! ✨🎉🔥

As we approach the end of 2025, here’s a wrap-up of our Southeast Asia Tour we had in the summer.

We loved meeting everyone in SEA, and we thank you for being a part of our ongoing journey!

#reedquintet #tour

nonesuch.holiday cheer!! 🎄✨
We had such a wonderful time performing Robert Lassila’s collection of holiday tunes for our community here in Eugene. We’re incredibly grateful to be in a position to offer free concerts for local families&md

Still elated from our performance last week at the @jazzstationeugene🎄✨

Thank you to @wonkakkim and Classical on Broadway for having us again. It’s always a treat for us🤩

We have more to share with you all from our December engagements, but

Join us tomorrow at the Eugene Public Library (Downtown) for lovely afternoon of holiday music!

Specially arranged for us by Robert Lassila

Songs of the Season
12/13/2025 | 2PM - 3PM
100 W 10th Ave. Eugene OR 97401

Free Admission
@euglibrary @rlas

Thank for MTNA Ducks for having us!

Join us THIS AFTERNOON at the Jazz Station for a set of lovely music for the reed quintet!!

@duckspiano

Join us in December for an afternoon of music by Claude Debussy, Robert Schumann, Rob Deemer, and holiday specials arranged for us by Robert Lassila.

In this concert, we also share about our adventures during our recent Southeast Asia tour, and ong

✨🎊 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our bassoonist, Bronson!! 🔥❤️✨

Last weekend, we had the privilege of recording music for our children’s book project at the James Depreist Recording Studio at All Classical Radio!

Over 2 days, we worked tirelessly with fantastic audio engineers Justin Phelps and Kirsten Vol

🎉🎊✨ HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our saxophonist, Nick!! 🎷✨

#throwback to our time working with the wonderful young musicians in Bangkok, Thailand! We performed a concert and taught instrumental masterclasses to students of:

1 . The demonstration of Ramkamhaeng University
2. The demonstration of Srinakari

It’s been almost a month since we concluded our debut SE Asia tour!

Here are some fond moments during our engagement with the students of Nanyang Polytechnic Symphonic Orchestra. We thoroughly enjoyed coaching and sharing with these wonderful

We are incredibly honoured to be an awardee of the All Classical Radio Access Recording Project 2025! In the following months, we will start recording music at their new state-of-the-art recording studio for our upcoming children’s book project

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