Praised for his “teeming energy” and “precise control” by the New York Times and having “every note varnished to a high gloss” by the Boston Globe, bassoonist Adrian Morejon has established himself as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician, and arts leader. As a soloist, he has appeared in North America and Europe with the Talea Ensemble, IRIS Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP), and the Miami Symphony. Most recently, he is featured on the recording of Joan Tower’s Bassoon Concerto, Red Maple, released by BMOP/Sound.
An active chamber musician and advocate of contemporary music, Adrian is a member of the Dorian Wind Quintet and Talea Ensemble. He has appeared with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Imani Winds, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Boston Chamber Music Society, Chamber Music Northwest, the Essex Winter Series, and others. An experienced orchestral musician, he is a member of Orchestra Lumos, and has performed with various ensembles, such as the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, IRIS Orchestra, and St. Paul Chamber Orchestra.
As an arts leader, Adrian is the Executive Director of both the Talea Ensemble and the Composers Conference. Morejon was a recipient of Theodore Presser Foundation Grant, 2nd prize of the Fox-Gillet International Competition, and a shared top prize at the Moscow Conservatory International Competition. During the past summers, he has participated in many festivals, including the Composers Conference, Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival, Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, Bay Chamber Concerts, the Portland Chamber Music Festival, and the Monadnock Music Festival.
A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and the Yale School of Music, Adrian is currently on faculty at The Mannes School of Music at The New School, CUNY Brooklyn College, and CUNY Hunter College. He has been performing at SLLMF since 2016.
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