Evan Kuhlmann began arranging music primarily out of the desire to perform music not written for the bassoon on the bassoon. He developed his arranging skills not only through studying composition, but also in many years of studying and performing as a jazz and rock keyboardist, and working on big band arrangements with his grandfather. Evan believes that a musician's repertoire should not be limited by the instruments they play. He arranges with the intent that it give musicians an opportunity to enjoy experiences beyond those provided by the repertoire specifically composed for their instruments. Evan's arrangements have been commissioned by ensembles including Genghis Barbie and Pink Martini, as well as the Chicago Sinfonietta, Orchestra of St. Luke's, Oregon Symphony, and Richmond Symphony.
You can find information on Evan's music below. For more information on acquiring scores and parts, please send an email to kuhlbassoon at gmail dot com
Bassoon Solo or Solo w/Piano
Bach, J.S. - Partita for solo flute, BWV 1013 (transposed to d minor)
Bach, J.S. - Selections from Partitas and Sonatas for solo violin, BWV 1001-1006 (selections from Partita No. 3 transposed to D Major)
Rachmaninov - Prelude in g# minor, Op. 23 No. 12 (originally for piano solo)
Three OR Four Bassoons
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 21, Op. 53 Waldstein, Mvt. I (3 bassoons and contrabassoon)
Beethoven - String Quartet No. 7, Op. 59 Razumovsky No. 1 (3 bassoons and contrabassoon)
Brahms - String Quartet No. 1, Op. 51, Mvt. IV (3 bassoons and contrabassoon)
Debussy - Prélude from "Pour le Piano" (3 bassoons)
Debussy - Reverie (3 bassoons)
Ravel - String Quartet, Mvts. I and II (3 bassoons and contrabassoon)
trad. - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (4 bassoons)
trad. - The Parting Glass (4 bassoons)
More Than Four Bassoons
Beethoven - Symphony No. 4, Mvt. IV (6 bassoons and 2 contrabassoons, opt. 7th bassoon in place of 2nd contrabassoon)
Debussy - Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (6 bassoons and 2 contrabassoons, opt. 7th bassoon in place of 2nd contrabassoon)
Holst - Mars, the Bringer of War from "The Planets" (7 bassoons and contrabassoon, opt. 2nd contrabassoon in place of 7th bassoon)
Holst - Fantasia on the Dargason from "Second Suite for Military Band" (7 bassoons and contrabassoon, opt. 2nd contrabassoon in place of 7th bassoon)
Mahler - Symphony No. 9, Mvt. IV (7 bassoons and contrabassoon, opt. 2nd contrabassoon in place of 7th bassoon)
Rachmaninov - Prelude in g minor, Op. 23 No. 5 (7 bassoons and contrabassoon, opt. 2nd contrabassoon in place of 7th bassoon)
Rimsky-Korsakov - Festival at Baghdad from "Scheherezade" (6 bassoons and 2 contrabassoons, opt. 7th bassoon in place of 2nd contrabassoon)
Rossini - Overture to "The Barber of Seville" (7 bassoons and contrabassoon, opt. 2nd contrabassoon in place of 7th bassoon)
Sibelius - Symphony No. 5, Mvt. III (7 bassoons and contrabassoon, opt. 2nd contrabassoon in place of 7th bassoon)
Strauss, R. - Sunrise and Of the Backworldsmen from "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (8 contrabassoons)
Stravinsky - Infernal Dance, Berceuse, and Finale from "The Firebird" (7 bassoons and contrabassoon, opt. 2nd contrabassoon in place of 7th bassoon)
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4, Mvt. IV (7 bassoons and contrabassoon, opt. 2nd contrabassoon in place of 7th bassoon)
trad. - Londonderry Air, a.k.a. Danny Boy (5 bassoons)
Horn Quartet (Genghis Barbie arrangements)
Other Wind Arrangements
Debussy - Reflets dans l'eau from "Images" (flute doubling piccolo, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn)
de Falla - Ritual Fire Dance from "El Amor Brujo" (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn)
Mozart - "Adagio" from Serenade No. 10, K. 361/370a Gran Partita (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn)
Strauss, R. - Don Juan (flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns - OR - 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns)
trad. - Kaval Sviri (flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn)