About

Originally from Lexington, Natalie began playing bassoon at age 10 and studied with Louise Goni. After this she moved to upstate New York where she received her BM at the Eastman School of Music, followed by her MM at Carnegie Mellon University. Her principal teachers include Boston Symphony Orchestra bassoonist Richard Ranti, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra bassoonist Nancy Goeres, John Hunt, and Krassimir Ivanov. She has received scholarships to perform with to several summer music festivals including the Aspen Music Festival, the National Orchestral Institute, and the Hot Springs Music Festival. While living in Pittsburgh Natalie performed in many interesting projects including a collaboration with Attack Theater (a dance company based in Pittsburgh) in a fully-staged version of Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat. Since returning to the Boston area in 2014 Natalie has been very active as a freelance musician including performances with the Cape Symphony and the Atlantic Symphony, and is looking forward to more freelancing in the Boston area. As an avid chamber musician Natalie enjoys performing a wide variety of chamber music and is a founding member of the Kalliope Trio. She is also the 2015 recipient of the Sherman Walt Bassoon Merit Award, which is awarded annually by the Boston Woodwind Society. When not playing the bassoon, Natalie enjoys running, biking, painting, and teaching.

Music

Trio works for Oboe, Bassoon, and Piano:

Beethoven, Ludwig: Trio in Eb, Op. 38
Poulenc, Francis: Trio for oboe, bassoon, and piano, op. 43
Triebert, Charles/Jancourt, Eugene:
Fantastie Concertante sur L'Italiana in Algeri de G. Rossini
Fantastie Concertante sur Semiramide de G. Rossini

Solo Works for Bassoon and Piano

Grovlez, Gabriel: Sicilienne Et Allegro Giocoso
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Concerto in B-flat Major op. 96/KV 191
Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Vocalise op. 34 No. 14
Saint-Saens, Camille: Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Telemann, Georg Phillip: Sonata in F minor TWV 41:f1
Waterson, James: Concertstuck, Souvenir de Donizetti, bassoon and piano
Weber, Carl Maria von: Andante e Rondo Ongarese op. 35
Whipple, R. James: Concertino for and Autumn Mood, for Bassoon and Piano

Solo Works for Bassoon unaccompanied:

Barnes, Milton: Anerca I for solo bassoon
Briccialdi, Giulio: Virtuoso Variations on a theme by Vicenzo Bellini from "Norma", for solo flute, and adapted for bassoon by Jesse Read, partially re-composed by Natalie Zemba

Videos

Ensemble profiles

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  Kalliope Reed Duo

  • Instrument: Reed Duo
  • Location: Arlington, MA
  • 3 groupmuses played

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  Kalliope Reed Quintet

  • Instrument: Reed Quintet (oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone, and bassoon)
  • Location: 02138
  • 14 groupmuses played

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  Kalliope Trio

  • Instrument: Saxophone, Clarinet, Bassoon
  • Location: Boston
  • 4 groupmuses played

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Past groupmuses (22)