Sam Fraser
Principal bassoon of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra
Bassoon Player
Master Degree in Music Performance
Professional Profile:
Sam Fraser is the principal bassoon of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra.
He is an active performer in Toronto and southern Ontario. Regionally, he
has performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, National Ballet of
Canada, Canadian Opera Company, Niagara Symphony Orchestra, the
National Youth Orchestra of Canada, and additionally has performed with
a number of groups in the United States. He received a Master of Music
degree from the University of Maryland, where he was the recipient of a
chamber music fellowship.
During his time in this program he co-founded the Daraja Ensemble that
placed as finalists in the Chesapeake International Chamber Music
Competition, and as semi-finalists in the M-Prize international Chamber
Music Competition and Astral Artist Management competition. He received
a Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music. Sam has a passion
for chamber music, woodwind quintets and bassoon pedagogy.
Concerts
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