Angus McBride with Simón Pazos Quintana
Experience the captivating sounds of German bassoon music, where lyrical beauty meets technical mastery. This performance celebrates iconic German composers for the bassoon, bringing to life the bassoon’s expressive voice in classical and romantic traditions.
Recitals on the Fringe 2025 Season
North Adelaide Baptist Church Hall – Tynte Street, North Adelaide
Run Time: estimated 1 hours
Program subject to change
Program
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 – 1767)
Bassoon Sonata in F minor TWV 41:f1
i. Triste
ii. Allegro
iii. Andante
iv. Vivace
Carl Maria von Weber (1786 – 1826)
Bassoon Concerto, Op. 75
i. Allegro ma non troppo
ii. Adagio
iii. Rondo: Allegro
Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda (1801 – 1966)
Morceau de Salon Op. 230
i. Larghetto-Allegro appassionato
Paul Hindemith (1895 – 1963)
Bassoon Sonata
i. Leicht bewegt
ii. Langsam-Beschluss, Pastorale Ruhig
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ABOUT ANGUS
Angus McBride is an Adelaide-born and based bassoonist currently studying at the University of Adelaide where he is completing a Bachelor of Music (Advanced) (Classical Performance) with Leah Stephenson and Mark Gaydon, and a Bachelor of Science (Advanced). Angus regularly performs on bassoon and contrabassoon with the Elder Conservatorium Wind Orchestra, Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Youth Orchestra, and Adelaide Wind Orchestra with whom he travelled in July to Gwangju South Korea to perform for the 2024 World Association of Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE) conference.
He has also previously taken part in the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra’s (ARCO) Young Mannheim Symphonists program, a music camp teaching historically informed performance. As well as regularly performing with many ensembles, Angus is also an enthusiastic chamber musician and has performed with various groups, with performing with the Australian String Quartet in the Elder Hall Lunchtime Concert Series being a recent highlight. Angus is passionate about music education and in recent years has performed in educational tours to the mid-north with the Adelaide Youth Orchestra and has been a bassoon tutor for the South Australian state music camp. As well as being a current Recital’s Australia Fellow, Angus is currently participating in the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s orchestral trainee program being run in conjunction with the Elder Conservatorium of Music. When Angus isn’t playing the bassoon or making reeds, he enjoys reading, gardening, and spending time with his schnoodle Gerald.
ABOUT SIMÓN
Simón Pazos Quintana is a Spanish-born, Adelaide-based classical pianist, accompanist and teacher.
He obtained his Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in Adelaide, under the tutelage of Professor Stefan Ammer. In 2018, he made his concerto debut with the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of maestro James Lowe. Later that year, he was awarded the Peter Schodde Memorial Piano Scholarship, with which he travelled throughout Germany, Austria and England, playing for highly respected professors and performers to further his technical abilities and musicianship.
Upon his return to Adelaide, Simón was a finalist in the 2019, 2021 and 2023 Geoffrey Parsons
Awards for piano accompaniment. He accompanies classes and exams in the Elder Conservatorium, where he is also a piano teacher as part of the Open Music Academy. He is a sought-after accompanist and regularly features in the Recitals Australia lunchtime concerts.
Simón completed his performance-based PhD last year under the supervision of pianist Konstantin Shamray. The doctorate was centred around recordings of the full works for solo piano by composer Aleksandr Mosolov and was awarded with a Dean’s Commendation.
As a solo recital pianist, Simón performed in the 2024 PianoLab festival, where he presented works by Mosolov, and will feature in the Elder Conservatorium 2025 Lunchtime Concert Series in September, performing works by Dvořák and Turina.