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bassoonist
The Long Path Together
No relationship is as important to an orchestral principal bassoonist as the one we share with the single-reed specialist who sits to our right. From Beethoven to Brahms, Schubert to Schoenberg, t...
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Amelie Foster
My Husband Wes
I met Wes in 1977 when he joined the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO), but we didn’t start dating until he asked me out for my Halloween birthday a year later. I fell in love with that tall, ...
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Wes Foster
“F” is for Foster
A faint pulse runs through Backun Musical Services. It’s not the day-to-day bustle or the constant hum of the massive CNC (Computer Numeric Control) machines that manufacture Backun clarinets. It’...
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Daniel Bonade
Memories of Wes Foster
If not for Wes Foster, those of you performing on Backun products might never have had the chance. Allow me to explain…
Wes and I both grew up in the greater Vancouver area. We both studied with a...