Bassoonist & Reed Maker

Michael Chapman

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Tel: +44 (0) 1434 632995.

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Michael Chapman studied at the Royal College of Music,London with Archie Camden and Vernon Elliot. After three years as second bassoon in the London Philharmonic (with Martin Gatt) he left to study with Enzo Muccetti at the Conservatorio A. Boito in Parma Italy, graduating in 1964 with the Italian Diploma.

He returned to England to the Principal posts in the Northern Sinfonia, Newcastle for 14 years and the Royal Philharmonic (RPO) for 21 years. He has recently retired from the RPO to free-lance and make reeds.

He has recorded the Mozart concerto K191 and the Sinfonia concertante for the Philips complete Mozart wind concerto album with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.

With the Royal Philharmonic he has recorded the Sinfonia concertante (on the Tring label) and with Marriner and the Northern Sinfonia, the first recording of the Elgar Romance (EMI).

He has taught privately and at York University and Trinity College of Music, London.

Michael Chapman Reed Maker

Michael Chapman studied reed-making under Enzo Muccetti.

"In my reed-making I continue to use the tools developed under his guidence, and throughout my career have always made reeds exactly to the dimensions taught by him. Thus I can say with confidence that I sell Muccetti System Reeds."

"My only change is in the extension of the sources of cane, the basic material."

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