The following expert Musicians have generously and thoughtfully adjudicated our past competitions

Carolyn Beck - Artist Teacher of Bassoon, University of Redlands

Jenni Brandon - Composer

Michael Burns - Professor of Bassoon, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Jefferson Campbell - Bassoonist, Dean of the College of the Arts and Media at Central Michigan University

Caroline Chin - Associate Professor of Violin, Bowling Green State University

Cynthia Cioffari - Professor of Instruction (Bassoon), University of Akron

Benjamin Coelho - Professor of Bassoon, University of Iowa

Elizabeth Crawford - Professor of Bassoon, Brigham Young University - Idaho

Gina Cuffari - Adjunct Professor of Bassoon, New York University

Monica Ellis - Bassoonist, Imani Winds

Judith Farmer - Adjunct Associate Professor of Bassoon, University of Southern California

Kyle Hovatter - Composer

Kristin Wolfe Jensen - Professor of Bassoon, University of Texas at Austin

William Jobert - Lecturer of Bassoon, Wright State University

Benjamin Kamins - Professor of Bassoon, Rice University

Nathan Koch - Assistant Professor of Bassoon and Music Theory, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Laura Koepke - Professor of Bassoon, SUNY Fredonia

Nicolasa Kuster - Associate Professor of Bassoon, University of the Pacific

Nora Lewis - Associate Professor of Music (oboe), Lawrence University

Jeffrey Lyman - Professor of Bassoon, University of Michigan

Jeffrey McCray - Bassoon Instructor, Colorado State University - Pueblo

Kathleen McLean - Associate Professor of Music (Bassoon), Indiana University

Albie Micklich - Professor of Bassoon, Arizona State University

Nermis Mieses - Associate Professor of Oboe, Michigan State University

Christopher Millard - Principal Bassoon, Canada’s National Arts Center Orchestra

MaryBeth Minnis - Assistant Professor of Bassoon, Central Michigan University

Damian Montano - Composer and Bassoonist, LA Chamber Orchestra

Leigh Munoz - Assistant Professor of Bassoon, University of Missouri - Kansas City

Phillip Paglialonga - Associate Professor of Clarinet - University of North Texas

Stephen Paulson - Principal Bassoon, San Francisco Symphony

Amy Pollard - Professor of Bassoon, University of Georgia

Scott Pool - Professor of Bassoon, University of Texas at Arlington

Carl Rath - Professor of Bassoon, Lawrence University

Kathleen Reynolds - Associate Professor of Bassoon, University of North Texas

Ryan Reynolds - Bassoonist, Akropolis Reed Quintet

Ryan Romine - Associate Professor of Bassoon, Shenandoah University

Eric Rutherford - Bassoonist

Jamie Leigh Sampson - Bassoonist and Composer

Christin Schillinger - Associate Professor of Bassoon, Ithaca College

Andrew Martin Smith - Composer, Senior Adjunct Lecturer, SUNY Fredonia

Staci Spring - Bassoon Faculty, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Maya Stone - Bassoonist

Brian Snow - Associate Professor of Cello, Bowling Green State University

Xavier Suarez - Collaborative Pianist

Keith Sweger - Professor of Bassoon, Ball State University

Eric Van der Veer Varner - Former Associate Professor of Bassoon, Lynn University

Christopher Weait - Composer, Professor Emeritus of Bassoon, The Ohio State University

Christin Webb - Professor of Bassoon, Pepperdine University

Dan Welcher - Composer/Conductor

David Wells - Lecturer in Bassoon, California State University, Sacramento

Jaqueline Wilson - Assistant Professor of Bassoon, Washington State University

Jason Worzbyt - Professor of Bassoon, Indiana University of Pennsylvania