Cory Barger

Performance Cory Barger has distinguished herself as a performer throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States. She received her Masters' degree from London's prestigious Royal College of Music, and her undergraduate degree from UCLA. She enjoys a varied musical life as an orchestral player, chamber musician, and baroque bassoon enthusiast. Cory has worked with such esteemed conductors as Bernard Haitink and Sir Colin Davis, and held posts as principal bassoon with Co-Opera Company and the Bombay Chamber Orchestra. She returned to California in 2012, after six years in London, and is in high demand as a freelance player. Teaching studio As a teacher Cory has over a decade's worth of experience with students from ages six to eighty-six. Whether your passion for music is a hobby or a professional aspiration, she can help you to achieve your goals. She maintains a busy teaching practice in Long Beach and Riverside, teaching woodwinds. She teaches bassoon at the University of California, Riverside. Reedmaking Cory makes bassoon reeds suitable for all levels of playing, from beginning students through to professional players, working with customers to craft reeds that suit them best. Reedmaking consultations are available in person or via skype. Cane is carefully selected, and only the best quality ends up being made in to a reed. The reeds are profied carefully to bring out the best qualities of each piece of cane.