Bassoonist

Explore both classics and rarities of the chamber music repertoire.

EPSG:4326

Mozart, Schumann, & Spohr

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

This lively program highlights the wind quintet as a centerpiece of chamber music, akin to the string quartet in tonal balance, depth, and versatility. Enhanced by piano and string collaborations, these ensembles create a variety of rich, colorful soundscapes. In addition to familiar faces, renowned German clarinetist Sebastian Manz makes a Music@Menlo debut, alongside pianist Sahun Sam Hong.

Winds of Change

Menlo School Campus

Designed to educate and engage, family concerts at Tippet Rise explore instruments, composers, history, and themes in an interactive performance. We are delighted for families to join us for a performance by flutist Jessica Sindell, oboist Tamer Edlebi, clarinitist Afendi Yusuf, bassoonist Jake Thonis, and horn player Nelson Ricardo Yovera Perez. Their program features solos from Sergei Prokofiev's “Peter and the Wolf.”

Free Family Concert: Jessica Sindell, flute, Tamer Edlebi, oboe, Afendi Yusuf, clarinet, Jake Thonis, bassoon, Nelson Ricardo Yovera Perez, horn

Tippet Rise Art Center

As part of Tippet Rise’s Wander series, this concert will take place among works of art located on the art center’s Cottonwood Campus, including Iron Tree by Ai Weiwei and Daydreams and Cursive Takes a Holiday by Patrick Dougherty. Performing together as a group, returning flutist Jessica Sindell will be joined by debuting artists including oboist Tamer Edlebi, clarinetist Afendi Yusuf, bassoonist Jake Thonis, and horn player Nathaniel Silberschlag, offering a unique opportunity to hear these talented musicians outside their orchestral settings. The group will take the audience on a trip to Hungary, Argentina, and back to the United States with music by György Ligeti, Endre Szervánszky, Astor Piazzolla, and Samuel Barber.

Wander series: Jessica Sindell, flute, Tamer Edlebi, oboe, Afendi Yusuf, clarinet, Jake Thonis, bassoon, Nathaniel Silberschlag, horn

A unique collaboration between outstanding young musicians and an expert on the music of J.S. Bach, the Gamut Bach Ensemble prides itself on stylistically sensitive, earnest, and insightful performances. Directed by Koji Otsuki, the Ensemble embarks on a program of cantatas in the luminous Church of the Holy Trinity.
Sarah Shafer, soprano; Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano; Daniel McGrew, tenor; Edward Vogel, baritone; Melissa Hooper & Kate Wegener, oboe; Jake Thonis, bassoon; Emilie-Anne Gendron & Miho Saegusa, violin; Ayane Kozasa, viola; Zachary Mowitz, cello; Nate West, double bass; Jonathan Oddie, organ; Koji Otsuki, director.

Gamut Bach Ensemble

Church of the Holy Trinity

Uplifting, inspiring, hopeful, energizing, innovative, spiritual: all of these adjectives apply to Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. To say that the world needs them now more than ever is an understatement. They represent what humankind at its finest can achieve, and because of that, we gather around them faithfully every season.

Bassoonist

Jake Thonis

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 12, 2026

Chicago, IL Brandenburg Concertos · Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

13 - 18 Dec, 2026

The Brandenburg Concertos 2026 · Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Past events

Nov 20, 2025

Mozart, Schumann, & Spohr · Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Jul 26, 2025

Winds of Change · Music@Menlo

Future and recently performed repertoire

Bassoon in Konzertstück No.1 by Mendelssohn

Music@Menlo

Bassoon in Peter and the Wolf by Prokofiev

Tippet Rise Art Center

Bassoon in Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048 by Bach

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Bassoon in Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046 by Bach

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Bassoon in Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047 by Bach

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Bassoon in Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050 by Bach

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Bassoon in Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051 by Bach

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Bassoon in Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 by Bach

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

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