Eric Shankland

Eric Shankland has been playing bassoon since age 15. He played in the NCR band and the Youth Philharmonic in Dayton, Ohio. He studied with Arthur Grossman and played in the University Symphony at the University of Washington, and currently studies with Paul Rafanelli of the Seattle Symphony. He was principal bassoon in the Eastside Symphony (Redmond) for fifteen years. Eric is a research scientist at the University of Washington.

Ladies Musical Club: Music by LMC Composers

Friday, February 9, 2024 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
Music Center of the Northwest, Seattle, WA, United States
Program includes works by Eldon Leuning, Garrett Fisher, Patrick O'Keefe, and Kathy Roberts.

Free

Ladies Musical Club: Woodwind Celebration

Saturday, February 18, 2023 @ 2:00pm – 3:00pm (PST)
Mirabella Seattle, Seattle, WA, United States
Jacques IbertCinq Pièces en Trio
Benjamin BrittenSix Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49 ("I. Pan" & "IV. Bacchus"; Sharon Jung, oboe)
Øistein SommerfeldtThree Dialogues for Clarinet and Bassoon, Op. 54 (Julie Shankland, clarinet & Eric Shankland, bassoon)
Johann WenthVariations on a Theme of Haydn
John W. BrattonTeddy Bears' Picnic (arr. James Horan)
Franz SchubertString Quintet in C major, D. 956, Op. posth. 163 "Cello Quintet" ("I. Allegro ma non troppo"; arr. Gail Perstein for reed quintet)

Free

Ladies Musical Club: Showcase of Reed Instruments

Monday, March 14, 2022 @ 10:00pm – 11:00pm (EDT)
Online event
Benjamin BrittenSix Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49 ("I. Pan" & "IV. Bacchus")
Igor StravinskyThree Pieces for Clarinet, K033 ("I. Preferably Clarinet in A")
Michael BerkeleySnake (for unaccompanied cor anglais)
Francisco Mignone16 Waltzes for Solo Bassoon ("I. Aquela Modinha que o Villla n ão escreveu ("That Modinha that Villa-Lobos didn’t write")")
Friedrich Gustav LangePastoral Quartet (for 2 oboes, English horn, & bassoon)

Free