Ryan D. Romine

Position:

Associate Professor, Bassoon

Pronouns:

He / Him / His

Location:

Armstrong Hall, Room 25

Phone:

(540) 535-3570

Email: rromine@517b2b.com

Employed Since:

2009

Applied Area(s):

Bassoon

Teaching Area(s):

Applied Music, Music Theory, Chamber Music

Conservatory Professional Highlights:

Published “Bassoon Reimagined: An Extended Technique Sourcebook for Performers and Composers”
Evening gala performance of “The Reed Which Bends in the Wind” for 12 bassoons and string orchestra at the International Double Reed Society conference in Granada, Spain
Solo performance of “Avatar” by Dana Wilson with the Shenandoah Conservatory Wind Ensemble
Solo performance of “Andante and Hungarian Rondo” by Carl Maria von Weber with the Shenandoah Conservatory Wind Ensemble
Debut album of French contest pieces for bassoon: “Première”
Voices from Shenandoah – Solo performance of works by Shenandoah University composers (Averitt, Brown, Triplett) at the International Double Reed Society conference in Redlands, California
Solo performance of two works for bassoon and piano by Henri Challan at the International Double Reed Society conference in Oxford, Ohio
Solo performance of the “Ciranda das Sete Notas” by Heitor Villa-Lobos with the Shenandoah Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Appointed Bassoon Editor of the International Double Reed Society
Solo performance of Serge Lancen’s “Sonatine” at the International Double Reed Society conference in Tempe, Arizona
Solo recital at the International Double Reed Society conference in Norman, Oklahoma
Solo performance of Gordon Jacob’s “Bassoon Concerto” with the Shenandoah Conservatory Wind Ensemble

Ensemble(s):

Van Buren Winds (bassoon), Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival (principal), Roanoke Symphony Orchestra (sub), Opera Roanoke (sub)

Divisions:

Instrumental

Educational History:

B.M.E., Ohio State University; M.M., D.M.A., Michigan State University

Personal Quote:
We don’t create art because it is merely enjoyable — sometimes it is not. We create art because art communicates the complexity of being in ways that industry and science cannot fathom. And it is because of this that the arts are truly indispensable to any healthy, functioning human society.

Personal Highlights:

Interests: bassoon and reed-making pedagogy, chamber music performance and history, theory pedagogy, visual art and art history.

Setup: Fox 660 #44966 with a Leitzinger platinum NM2 bocal. Garfield-style reeds.