Thursday, September 26 @ 7:30 PM
Eisdon-Duckwall Recital Hall

This event is free and open to the public, no ticket required! Please visit our website to learn more about the free livestream.

Bassoonist and educator Allison Nicotera enjoys a versatile career in the arts as a performer and educator. An advocate for new music, she serves on the Board of Directors and is bassoonist with Exceptet, a seven-piece instrumental ensemble dedicated to the performance of music by living composers. She is an active freelance musician and has appeared with ensembles across the country. As an educator, she is passionate about inspiring bassoonists of all ages to reach their fullest musical potential while realizing the value of their skill sets in all facets of life. She is especially interested in expanding and contributing to the existing canon of bassoon repertoire through her commissioning of etudes for bassoon in a variety of musical styles. She is Assistant Professor of Bassoon at the University of Kentucky where she provides instruction in Applied Bassoon, Bassoon Reed Making, Secondary Instrument Methods in Bassoon, and coaches student chamber music ensembles. Dr. Nicotera received her Bachelor of Music degree from The Hartt School, her Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School, and her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan. When she’s not practicing, performing, teaching, or making reeds she enjoys gardening, tackling home improvement projects with her husband, and spending time with their young daughter, Frankie, and rescue dog, Bowie.