Harlequin Sonata for Contrabassoon and Piano

This sonata, commissioned by Susan Nigro for contrabassoon and piano, had its first performance by her and Mark Lindeblad in September, 2007, which you can listen to here: Moderato, Tempo di siciliano, and Allegro. The music is available from TrevCo-Varner
December 7, 2006

December 2008 Update: Susan Nigro recorded this on her latest CD: Original Tunes for the Big Bassoon.

Here's a performance from April 1, 2021 by contrabassoonist Trent Jacobs and pianist Nicholas Phillips



and a performance by contrabassoonist Jake Jauregui Garcia and pianist En-Chi Anna Ho from October 12, 2023.