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 University of Arizona, Colburn School, the Round Top Festival Institute, the University of the Pacific, Oberlin College, the University of Texas at Austin, and Ithaca College.
News and Events!
Location for the 2025 Symposium Announced!
January 9-12, 2025
University of North Carolina
School for the Arts
Stephanie Patterson, host
Applications and Registration Information Coming soon!
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)