Welcome
Welcome to the site from Dr Paula Brusky, bassoonist. I am a bassoon performer, teacher, and researcher. Based in Northeast Wisconsin, I am an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music at St Norbert College, a research affiliate at the University of Sydney, a specialist in pain and injury prevention for musicians, and an accomplished chamber musician.
I am the founding director of the BCMCC, a new competition encouraging chamber music for the bassoon. Four exciting compositions have been selected as winners for the 2010 BCMCC and plans for the MSR Classics recording and world premiere concert are underway.
Upcoming Events
Presenting a paper at The College Music Society National Conference in Minneapolis on 23 September from 2:00-2:25 entitled "Creating Opportunities: Launching a Competition."
Presenting a paper at The College Music Society National Conference in Minneapolis on 25 September from 2:30-2:55 entitled "Addressing Injury Prevention While Teaching."
Guest lecture at Lawrence University on 30 September, "Pain and Injury Prevention for Musicians."
Performance: 10 October 2010 at 2pm with Laura Kanoski and Ingrid Keller in Lutkin Recital Hall at Northwestern University. The program includes the world premiere of Australian composer Hayden Woolf's "Persist To Subsist Through Inconsistent Hostile Skin" for soprano, bassoon and piano.
Performance: 14 October 2010 at St Norbert College. Poulenc Sonata with clarinetist Karen Stefiuk.
Performance: 30 October 2010 at 7:30pm, St Norbert College. All Saints Concert.
Performance: 26 February 2011 at 7:30. Green Bay Symphony Orchestra plays "Music of the Beatles!"
Latest News
The BCMCC is proud to announce the winners of the 2010 BCMCC: Concertino for Bassoon, Piano and Three Strings by Jonathan Bartz for Violin, Viola, Cello, Bassoon and Piano; 8 Minatures for Chamber Ensemble by Stefan Cwik for Flute, Violin, Bassoon and Piano; American Nights by Arthur Gottschalk for Violin, Bassoon and Piano; and What about you? by Lewis Nielson for Violin, Cello and Bassoon. - 28 August
Journal Artilce: "The High Prevalence of Injury Among Female Bassoonists" has gone "into press" at Medical Problems of Performing Artists. - 19 August
The BCMCC has partnered with Prizm Ensemble to perform a second concert of the winning works at their 2011 summer festival. - 3 August
Presented a poster at the Performing Arts Medicine Association Symposium on "Age of Bassoon Players Impact Performance-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders." - 30 July
The BCMCC is a member of Chamber Music America. - 29 July
Journal Article: "Bassoon Players Experience Pain Relief Through Rolfing" is now available in The Double Reed 33(2): 93-96.
Willl be attending the Performing Arts Medicine Association conference in Colorado July 29-31.
Lectured on "Pain and Injury Prevention" at the International Double Reed Society Conference at the University of Oklahoma on 22 June.
Will be attending the IDRS conference in Norman Oklahoma June 22-26.
Performed Burrill Phillips "Concert Piece" with Appleton City Band on 15 June.
Judging has commenced for the 2010 BCMCC! - 3 May