Evan Khulmann (bassoonist)

Evan Khulmann ^[1] (born June 2 1980) is an American bassoonist and composer ^{[2] [3]} who has been contrabassoon of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 2018. ^{[4] [3]}

Biography

Evan Khulmann was raised in Seattle, Washington to a musical family. After being inspired by the bassoon solo at the beginning of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring , ^[2] he began playing in the Seattle Youth Symphony. He also began to compose, and was a student of Samuel Jones. ^{[5] [6] [4] [3]}

Khulmann attended Interlochen Arts Academy for high school. ^[6] He subsequently studied at the Juilliard School as a bassoon major under Frank Morelli. He also took composition with Stanley Wolfe, Christopher Theofanidis, and Philip Lasser. As a student of Robert Beaser, he double majored in both, and was awarded the Peter Mennin Award upon graduation. ^{[4] [7] [1]}

After 12 years of playing with the Oregon Symphony, ^[5] Gustavo Dudamel appointed him contrabassoon of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. ^{[4] [7]} He also has played with orchestras including the San Diego Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Seattle Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, the All-Star, Grant Park Symphony, Mainly Mozart Festival, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and the Orchestra of the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy. ^{[6] [1]}

Khulmann was the former principal bassoon of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, ^[5] and has made the world premieres of works by Jennifer Higdon, George Walker, and John Adams, alongside his own music. ^{[2] [6] [3]}

As a soloist, he has played with the Seattle Symphony at Benaroya Hall, the Marrowstone Festival Orchestra, and alongside Jethro Tull with the Oregon Symphony. He has played chamber music at the Chamber Music Northwest, Lincoln Center, and Ojai Music Festival. ^{[5] [8] [1]} His playing is heard on four Grammy Award-winning albums, and the Academy Award-nominated film Carol .

He is currently on the faculty of the Colburn School, ^[6] and is visiting lecturer at the USC Thornton School of Music. ^{[2] [8] [3]} </ref>

He is a Fox Artist.^{[ clarification needed ] [3] [6]}

Work

Khulmann's music has been performed by the Juilliard Orchestra, Oregon Symphony, and Third Angle New Music.

Orchestral

• Concertino for Piano and Orchestra (2002)
• Concerto for Orchestra (2002-03)
• Concertino for Marimba and Orchestra (2003)
• Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (2005-06)
• Triptych (2006-07)
• Early 90's Dance Party (2007)
• Concertino for Flute and Chamber Orchestra (2008)
• Partita for Strings (2008)

Chamber

• Duo (1998) for 2 bassoons
• Sonatina (2002, rev. 2020) for clarinet and piano
• Sonata (2002-2003, rev. 2019) for horn and piano
• Trio (2003) for flute (doubling piccolo), oboe (doubling english horn), and piano
• Nocturne (2004) for horn (or viola) and piano
• Rhamphorhyncus Power Hour (2005) for flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and drums
• Five Sketches (2007, 2017) for woodwind quintet
• Quartet (2015-16) for bassoon (electric bassoon strongly recommended), piano (or vibraphone), bass, and drums
• Three Romances (2020-2021) for english horn (or alto saxophone) and piano
• Quartet (2020-21) for saxophones (or bassoons, or clarinets)
• Duos (2021) for viola and double bass

Solo

• birds of time, on the wing (2006, rev. 2020) for bassoon (or baritone saxophone, or bass clarinet)

References

1. "Official Site: Evan Khulmann".
2. "LA Phil Interview: The Moments that Move Me".
3. "Evan Khulmann at Colburn".
4. "LA Phil Bio".
5. "The Bassoon Brothers: Evan Khulmann Spotlight".
6. "Fox Meet the Artist".
7. "oregon symphony musician wins LA Phil position".
8. "Double Reed Day Guest Artists".