Upcoming Performances by Michael Burns:

First ever NC Bassoon Day at UNCG. Sunday April 1st, 2012. Details will be forthcoming!

Saarburg International Music Festival and School, bassoon faculty, July 1-15, 2012, Saarburg, Germany

Vianden International Music Festival and School, bassoon faculty, August 13-27, 2012, Vianden, Luxembourg

Asheville Symphony Orchestra--principal bassoon:
Concerts 8:00pm in Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Asheville Civic Center.
September 17, 2011. MW 1, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, Ravel: Piano Concerto
November 19, 2011. MW 3, Mahler: Symphony No. 2,
Repeat performance November 20, Cullowhee, NC
February 11, 2012. MW 4, Beethoven: Symphony No. 6
March 17, 2012. MW 5, Brahms: Symphony No. 1
April 14, 2012. MW 6, Stravinsky: A Soldier’s Tale (staged), Mozart: Symphony No. 41
May 12, 2012. MW 7, Resphigi: Pines of Rome

Blue Mountain Ensemble/Forecast Music:
August 14, 2011. Blue Mountain Ensemble perform on Carla Copeland-Burns recital at the National Flute Association conference, Charlotte, NC, 10:00am
September 25, 2011. Blue Mountain Ensemble perform at The Carolina Meadows and The Forest at Duke
October 28, 2011. Live Music for the silent movie: Nosferatu. Burning Coal Theatre, Raleigh, 7:00pm-bassoon
November 3, 2011. Forecast Music The Triad Composers Project Concert, The Garage, Winston-Salem, NC, 8:00pm-bassoon and composer
February 18, 2012. Live Music for the silent movie: Nosferatu. Community Arts Cafe, Winston-Salem, NC, 8:00pm-bassoon

Ciompi Quartet:
April 29, 2010. 6:00pm Duke Gardens, Durham, NC.
May 1, 2010. 8:00pm

Carolina Ballet: Nutcracker:
December 4 (afternoon and evening) and 5, 2010. Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill. Principal Bassoon
December 24, 2011. Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh. Principal Bassoon

Duke Messiah:
December 2, 2011, 7:30pm
December 3, 2011, 2:00pm
December 4, 2011, 3:00pm

Eastern Music Festival-faculty, contrabassoon specialist:
July 1, 2010. Contrabassoon masterclass at Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, NC, 4:00pm
July 3, 2010. Eastern Festival Orchestra, Debussy: Pelleas et Mellisande and Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1. Greensboro, NC, 8:00pm--bassoon 3 and contrabassoon
July 10, 2010. Eastern Festival Orchestra, Sheng: Just Dance (world premiere). Greensboro, NC, 8:00pm--contrabassoon
July 11, 2010. Eastern Festival Orchestra, Sheng: Just Dance. Boone, NC, 8:00pm--contrabassoon
July 17, 2010. Eastern Festival Orchestra, Mahler: Symphony No. 6. Greensboro, NC, 8:00pm--contrabassoon
July 18, 2010. Eastern Festival Orchestra, Mahler: Symphony No. 6. Boone, NC, 8:00pm--contrabassoon
July 24, 2010. Eastern Festival Orchestra, Elgar: In the South. Greensboro, NC, 8:00pm--contrabassoon
July 31, 2010. Eastern Festival Orchestra, Strauss: Alpine Symphony. Greensboro, NC, 8:00pm--contrabassoon

EastWind Ensemble:
September 11, 2010. perform at UNCG Collage Concert, Aycock Auditorium.
October 4, 2010. Perform Barber: Summer Music on Barber celebration concert. Greensboro, 7:30pm-bassoon
April 17, 2011. Perform recital on Hendersonville Chamber Music Society series. Hendersonville, NC, 3:00pm-bassoon
September 10, 2011. perform at UNCG Collage Concert, Aycock Auditorium.

North Carolina Opera :
October 14 and 16, 2011. Carmen. Raleigh, NC-principal bassoon
April 27 and 29, 2011. Il Trovatore. Raleigh, NC-principal bassoon

North Carolina Symphony Orchestra:
May 12, 2011. Chapel Hill, NC, 8:00pm--Mahler: Symphony No. 9-bassoon 3
May 13 and 14, 2011. Raleigh, NC, 8:00pm--Mahler: Symphony No. 9-bassoon 3
June 11, 2011. Cary, NC, 7:30pm--Summerfest 3-bassoon 2
June 25, 2011. Cary, NC, 7:30pm--Summerfest 5-bassoon 2
July 1, 1011. Fayetteville, NC, 8:00pm--Independence Day-principal bassoon
July 2, 2011. Wilmington, NC 7:30pm--Independence Day-principal bassoon
July 3, 2011, Garner, NC, 8:30pm--Independence Day-principal bassoon
July 4, 2011, Cary, NC, 7:30pm--Independence Day-principal bassoon
September 4, 2011, Raleigh, NC, 7:30pm Special Pops-bassoon 2

Greensboro Symphony and Carolina Pops:
November 21, 2009. Carolina Pops (Greensboro Symphony), Westover Church, 8:00pm, 2nd bassoon
December 31, 2009. Carolina Pops (Greensboro Symphony), War memorial Auditorium, principal bassoon
February 12, 2010. Carolina Pops (Greensboro Symphony), Westover Church, 8:00pm, 2nd bassoon
February 13, 2010. Carolina Pops (Greensboro Symphony), Reynolds Auditorium, Winston-Salem, 7:30pm, 2nd bassoon
February 18, 2010. Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, UNCG Recital Hall, 7:30pm, 2nd bassoon
February 19 and 20, 2010. Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Dana Auditorium, 8:00pm, 2nd bassoon
September 22 and 24, 2011. Greensboro Symphony Orchestra MW1, WMA and Dana, bassoon 2
October 22, 2011. Carolina Pops (Greensboro Symphony), Westover Church, 8:00pm, 2nd bassoon
February 24, 2012. Greensboro Symphony “Sitkovetsky and Friends” Chamber Series. Dvorak: Serenade--bassoon 2

Additional Orchestral Performances:
March 8, 2010. Durham Choral Society-Beethoven Missa Solemnis, Duke Chapel, Durham, 8:00pm, principal bassoon
April 2, 2010. First Lutheran Church-Durufle Requiem, Greensboro, 7:30pm, principal bassoon
October 23, 2010. Moramus Chorale, Salem College, Winston-Salem, 7:30pm, principal bassoon
February 27, 2011. Durham Choral Society-Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms. Durham, 8:00pm, principal bassoon
April 3, 2011. Duke Chorale-Mendelssohn: St. Paul Oratorio. Durham, 4:00pm, principal bassoon
September 11, 2011. Duke Chorale--Mozart: Requiem (9/11 Memorial) Duke Chapel, Durham, 4:00pm, principal bassoon
September 28, 2011. Perform with Shanghai Opera Orchestra, Elliot University Center Auditorium, 7:30pm, bassoon
November 27, 2011. NC Master Chorale--Handel: Messiah, Meymandi, Raleigh, NC, 3:00pm bassoon
December 10 and 11, 2011. Choral Society of Durham--Bach: Christmas Oratorio, Duke Chapel, Durham, NC. Bassoon/continuo
March 24, 2012. Durham Choral Society-Berlioz: Requiem. Duke Chapel, Durham, NC, 8:00pm, principal bassoon

Solo Performances/Masterclasses, misc.:
February 4, 2010. Society of Composers' Inc. (SCI) Conference at UNCG, 7:30pm, Recital Hall--performing Insights No. 1 for solo bassoon by Nicholas Omiccioli
February 23, 2010. UNCG Faculty Composers' Recital. Performance TBA. 7:30pm
April 17, 2010. Double Reed Day at UNCG. Masterclasses and Recitals including Faculty Recital and Bassoon Studio Recital
June 24, 2010. Performance at the IDRS Conference, Norman OK, 11am, Pittman Recital Hall. Performing two works from the CD Primavera: Music for Bassoon and Piano by Bassoonists--the Pizzi Prima Vera and my own Two Aotearoa Sketches
March 3, 2011. UNCG School of Music, Theatre and Dance Faculty Showcase, Aycock Auditorium, 7:30pm. Performing A New Years’ Piece from Two Aotearoa Sketches.
March 4, 2011. College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Conference held at UNCG, Composers’ Concert, Recital Hall, 7:30pm--performing Insights No. 1 for solo bassoon by Nicholas Omiccioli
March 7, 2011. University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Bassoon Studio Class, Choral Room, 6:30pm--performing Insights No. 1 for solo bassoon by Nicholas Omiccioli
June 2, 2011. Performance at the IDRS Conference, Tempe AZ, 1:30pm, Galvin Playhouse. Performing the John Steinmetz: Sonata for Bassoon and Piano from the CD Primavera: Music for Bassoon and Piano by Bassoonists
February 26, 2012. Perform Swamp Song for Bassoon and CD on the UNCG Faculty Composers' Concert, 7:30pm, Recital Hall, UNCG

This page will be updated periodically as new performance dates are added. Last partial update: 7-24-11