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I’ve been playing it since I was 13 and I still find new things in it,” Farmer said. “For us, our most standard concerto is a Mozart concerto. That Farmer perceives music with a more open interpretation is apparent in not only her mentorship but in the philosophy she applies to her own performances. Paraphrasing Esa-Pekka Salonen, Farmer says that one of the things that’s exciting about being in Los Angeles is that there are so many possibilities here because there aren’t all the constrictions of traditions that are found elsewhere. While students who play with absolute precision and note-for-note accuracy are becoming the standard, Farmer remarks that it takes a broader interpretation of their music education to be heard amongst an increasingly and similarly talented crowd.

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That combination will stand out to any listener.”Īnd standing out has increasingly become the expectation for music students today, regardless of their professional pursuits post-graduation.

Of course you have to bring technical perfection to the game in addition to having something to say. “One should play an instrument in service of music. “Some people use music to play an instrument, but it should be the other way around, Farmer said. When it comes to teaching, Farmer believes that a career in performance requires dedicated practice and an innate sense of musicianship. Philharmonic and on over 150 major motion pictures, the well-versed musician describes her experience at the conference as nothing short of “very gratifying.” and is currently the principal bassoonist of the Santa Barbara Chamber Orchestra. “And to be doing a piece of my husband’s, it was a very…warm and fuzzy experience.”įarmer has worked in Germany, Austria and the U.K. I’m so proud of all of them,” Farmer remarked about her students. In addition to performing the Gordon Jacob Bassoon Concerto with The Redlands Symphony, a group of former Thornton students-alumni Robert Curl BM’12, Dana Jackson BM’09 and Paul Curtis BM’08, MM’10-joined her in performing Dance of the Polar Bears, a bassoon quartet by her husband, composer Gernot Wolfgang (SMPTV ’93). When Judith Farmer was invited to perform this past summer at the 42nd Annual International Double Reed Society Conference at the University of Redlands, she brought friends and family alike with her. Judith Farmer performing the Gordon Jacob Concerto for Bassoon and Strings at the 42nd IDRS Conference.

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