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Frank Morelli, was the first bassoonist awarded a doctorate by The Juilliard School, where he studied with Stephen Maxym. With over 150 recordings for major labels to his credit, his release of the Mozart Bassoon Concerto with Orpheus on the DG label won international critical acclaim. The Orpheus CD Shadow Dances, featuring Frank Morelli, won a 2001 Grammy® Award. He has made nine appearances as a soloist in New York’s Carnegie Hall and has appeared with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center on numerous occasions, including at the White House for the final state dinner of the Clinton presidency. A member of the renowned quintet, Windscape, an ensemble in residence at the Manhattan School of Music, he also serves on the faculties of The Juilliard School, Yale School of Music and SUNY Stony Brook. He is co-principal bassoonist of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. Frank Morelli has released three solo recordings on MSR Classics: Romance and Caprice; Bassoon Brasiliero and Baroque Fireworks. Gramophone Magazine has said that "Morelli's playing is a joy to behold," and the American Record "the bassoon playing on this recording is as good as it gets." He has published several transcriptions for bassoon and woodwind quintet, and compiled the first collection of Stravinsky’s music for the bassoon, entitled Stravinsky: Difficult Passages.