“Bassoonist Dr. Jacqueline Wilson is an active performer, pedagogue, collaborator, and advocate. She currently serves as Principal Bassoonist of the Washington Idaho Symphony and Assistant Professor of Bassoon at Washington State University where she performs with the Solstice Faculty Wind Quintet.

“As an active soloist and chamber musician, she regularly presents recitals, masterclasses, and clinics including engagements at the International Double Reed Society Conference, the International Alliance for Women in Music Conference, the Meg Quigley Bassoon Symposium, the Getty Center Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

“An eager contributor to the double reed community, Dr. Wilson currently serves as President of the International Double Reed Society, a Co-Executive Director of the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition and Bassoon Symposium and co-hosts the Double Reed Dish podcast with oboist Dr. Galit Kaunitz.” (Source: Artist website)

“As an avid supporter of new music, Dr. Wilson frequently collaborates with composers on the creation of new works to expand the repertoire of the bassoon. She is especially passionate about embracing diversity in her performances by elevating music featuring underrepresented perspectives and lived experiences, with a special focus on collaborating with Indigenous composers.

“In this capacity, she has premiered, commissioned, and recorded works by composers Juantio Becenti, Connor Chee, Louis W. Ballard, and Raven Chacon, among others. These efforts can be heard on her debut album, Works for the Bassoon by Native American Composers (WSU Recordings). Expansion of this work was supported by a WSU New Faculty Seed Grant in the form of an international Indigenous artistic collaboration with Māori composers Takerei Komene, Te Ahukaramū Charles Royal, and Phil Brownlee, the results of which can be heard on her sophomore album, Works for the Bassoon by Māori Composers (WSU Recordings).

“In 2022, she received an Artist Trust Fellowship to fund the commissioning of Connor Chee’s Concerto for Bassoon and Strings which she premiered in June 2024 with the Ravenna String Orchestra (Seattle). She also actively composes new pieces and creates resources that facilitate the performance of works from the 20th century and beyond.

“Wilson’s composition Dance Suite for Solo Bassoon was awarded the 2022 Patsy Lu Prize for Outstanding work by a BIPOC Composer in the 41st Search for New Music Competition by the International Alliance for Women in Music. Source

Classical

Musician, composer, educator

Bassoon