Steve Vacchi, Bassoon
Professor of bassoon at the University of Oregon since 2000, Steve Vacchi enjoys performing everything from historical works on reproduction instruments to the latest in contemporary music. A member of the Eugene Symphony, Oregon Bach Festival, Oregon Wind Quintet, Douglas Detrick’s AnyWhen Ensemble, and the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music (CA), he has performed with orchestras across the US. When not wine tasting, traveling, or distance swimming, he also enjoys performing on rare instruments like the contrabass clarinet and the heckelphone.