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Bassoonist Dr. Allison Buck received her Doctorate of Arts in bassoon performance from Ball State University in Muncie Indiana. She received both her Bachelors and Master’s in Music at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music.

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Every summer Dr. Buck performs with the International Lyric Academy in Rome and Viterbo, Italy. In the United States she regularly performs with many groups including In Concert Sierra, Benicia Ballet, Symphony Orchestra of Northern California, Sonoma Symphony, Santa Cruz County Symphony, Lake Tahoe Symphony, Sierra Nevada Winds, Anderson Symphony, Auburn Symphony, Sacramento Youth Symphony (1993), and the Italian American Opera Foundation among others. Allison made her first solo appearance at the age of 17 with Del Oro High School in Loomis, California.

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Dr. Allison Buck currently has a studio of over 20 students in the Sacramento area; the majority of which are bassoonists, but also flute and oboe students. Her students have received scholarships into various universities, and command performances and gold medal rankings in the California State Solo Competition. Her students win first chair in state-wide honor bands, as well as Sacramento Youth Symphony and Napa Valley Youth Symphony with scholarships, and solo competitions at the college level as high school students. Dr. Buck also teaches bassoon reed making and sells her reeds to bassoonists ranging from beginners to professionals all over the world.

 

Beginning next summer, Dr. Buck will be taking her top high school seniors to perform with her in Italy on full scholarship, giving her students the opportunity to gain international performance experience before they begin their college career.

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Allison’s teachers include Dr. Keith Sweger, Paolo Carlini, Chad Cognata, Dr. Susan Willoughby, and Maryll Goldsmith.