Wow… what a week I had! The annual Crusell Music Festival was held here in Uusikaupunki, and this year there was also an international bassoon competition. I attended a few concerts and the semifinal and final rounds of the competition. What a great festival of woodwind music! Many high-level musicians from Finland and abroad attended

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Today I was listening to the semifinal round of the international Crusell Bassoon Competition which is currently being held during the Crusell Music Festival here in Uusikaupunki, Finland. I must honestly say that although I am a musician, I had never heard the bassoon as a solo instrument and didn’t even know that it is

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