The Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition and Bassoon Symposium is a three-day event dedicated to bassoon master classes, presentations, performances, and the live semifinal and final rounds of a competition for young womxn bassoonists from the Americas. The event, founded by Nicolasa Kuster and Kristin Wolfe Jensen, has been held previously at the Colburn School, the Round Top Festival Institute, the University of the Pacific, Oberlin College, the University of Texas at Austin, and Ithaca College.
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Repertoire for the 2025 Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition Announced
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Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto in Eb Major, RV 483 (any edition)
Roger Zare, Seas of the Moon (2023) [Winner of the BCMCC 2023 Solo Competition]
Nansi Carroll, Prelude and Reflections on Regina Caeli (1998)
Ivette Herryman Rodriguez, Three Dances for Bassoon and Piano (2015)
The Vivaldi score can be purchased from Trevco, Forrests, or The Double Reed Shop
The Carroll and Herryman Rodriguez scores must be purchased directly from the composers on their websites.
The Zare score can be purchased from Imagine Music Publishing
Preliminary Round
Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto in Eb Major, RV 483
Roger Zare, Seas of the Moon—two movements of your choice
Nansi Carroll, Prelude and Reflections on Regina Caeli
Semifinal Round
Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto in Eb Major, RV 483—first and second movements
Nansi Carroll, Prelude and Reflections on Regina Caeli
Final Round
Antonio Vivaldi, Concerto in Eb Major, RV 483 (from memory)
Roger Zare, Seas of the Moon—one movement of your choice
Ivette Herryman Rodriguez, Three Dances for Bassoon and Piano
Participating in the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition in 2010 was a tremendous learning experience for me. Preparing the repertoire, creating a polished preliminary recording, performing for a large audience with a judging panel, and speaking to the audience in a personal yet informative manner are just a few of the skills that the Meg Quigley process helped me develop that have been essential in furthering my career as a professional bassoonist. Thanks to the generosity of donors, I was able to put my first place winnings towards the purchase of a new instrument, a Fox 660. Meg Quigley was my first international competition and I will forever be grateful for the opportunities it afforded me and for the network of incredible bassoonists I was able to meet.
— Amanda Swain (MQVC 2010)