Wren Saunders
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Bassoonist, Wren Saunders, received a B.M. from the University of Southern Maine and a M.M. from the New England Conservatory of Music in bassoon performance.
While at New England Conservatory she studied with the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s principal bassoonist, Richard Svoboda.
Ms. Saunders is currently a member of the Knoxville Symphony (TN), Orchestra of Indian Hill (MA), and is principal bassoon of the Bangor Symphony (ME). In 2007 she was a concerto soloist with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra.
An active freelancer she has played with such orchestras as the Portland Symphony, PORT orchestra, Boston Philharmonic, Rhode Island Philharmonic, New Hampshire Music Festival, Vermont Symphony, and the ProArte Chamber Orchestra of Boston among others.
Ms. Saunders can be heard playing principal bassoon with the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra performing Violin Concerto No. 6 “Old Brass” on Mark O’Connor’s recently released CD “Americana Symphony” on the OMAC label.
Ms. Saunders has a vibrant and successful bassoon studio where her students are regularly accepted into the Maine All-State and District festivals, the Portland Youth Ensembles as well as New England Conservatory’s Youth Orchestras and the Boston Youth Orchestras in Massachusetts.
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