Eric Dircksen
Bassoon
edircksen@aol.com
ext. 49047
Phillips Hall B-138
Eric Dircksen studied saxophone and bassoon at Indiana University in Bloomington and at Southern Methodist University in Dallas . He played utility bassoon and saxophone with the Jerusalem Symphony. He has participated in summer festivals in Aspen, Los Angeles, Dallas, Spoleto, Jerusalem, and Graz . In the Washington area he enjoys an active freelance career playing principal bassoon with Washington Concert Opera, Virginia Chamber Orchestra, and Washington Ballet, and extra bassoon/contrabassoon with Washington Opera, Alexandria Symphony and Baltimore Opera among others. He recently played with the National Gallery Chamber Players at the Amalfi Coast Music Festival and in Kolobrzeg, Poland . He is a member of Eastwind Consort, a woodwind chamber group that plays throughout the MidAtlantic region.