First Name:
Dr. David
Last Name:
Wells
Main Title:
Assistant Professor of Bassoon
Office Location:
Room 316, Broyhill Music Center
Phone Number:
828-262-6460
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Dr. David A. Wells enjoys exploring the richness of the bassoon’s past as well as forging new paths for the instrument’s future. He specializes in historically-informed performances on 17th - 20th century period bassoons, playing regularly with ensembles such as the Carmel Bach Festival, American Bach Soloists, Sinfonia Spirituosa, and Philharmonie Austin. He is also adept on the modern bassoon and contrabassoon, equally at home with standard orchestral/chamber/solo repertoire and demanding modern works involving extended techniques or electronics. In addition, Wells relishes taking the bassoon to unexpected places, most notably having spent nine years with a Django Reinhardt-inspired swing sextet. Since Fall 2023, Wells has been Assistant Professor of Bassoon at Appalachian State University, where he also teaches music history. Prior to coming to North Carolina, he taught for a dozen years at Sacramento State University in California. Wells also serves as Co-Executive Director of Meg Quigley, an organization devoted to making the bassoon world more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and supportive. When not playing or teaching, he can be found swimming, taking photographs, collecting records, and trying to keep up with his super-librarian/yogi wife, Veronica.
Dr. Wells holds both a D.M.A. in Bassoon Performance and an M.A. in Musicology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, an M.M. in Bassoon Performance from Florida State University, and a B.M. in Bassoon Performance from Arizona State University.
Link: https://davidawells.com/