| Principal Bassoonist
Diane Bishop (Bassoon) has been Principal bassoonist
of the Orlando Philharmonic since 1993. Originally from
Bel Air, Maryland, she began her musical studies at
the age of five with the piano, also playing saxophone,
flute, and trombone, before finally discovering the
bassoon at age ten. In high school she studied at the
Peabody Conservatory’s Preparatory department
while a student of Brent Rickman of the Baltimore Symphony.
She received a Bachelor of Music Degree with Distinction
in 1983 from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester,
NY, where she was a student of K. David Van Hoesen,
formerly of the Cleveland and Rochester Philharmonic
Orchestras. While at Eastman, Mrs. Bishop was Co-Principal
Bassoonist of the Eastman Philharmonic during its 1983
northeast United States tour and subsequent recording,
including concerts at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie
Hall. She was also Principal Bassoonist of the Heidelberg
Opera Festival Orchestra in Germany, of which the Eastman
Philharmonia is resident orchestra. After graduating
from Eastman, Mrs. Bishop was awarded a graduate assistantship
from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where
she studied with Frank Morelli, Principal Bassoonist
of the New York City Opera and Orpheus Chamber Orchestras.
She has also studied with David Carroll, formerly of
the New York Philharmonic.
In 1984 Mrs. Bishop was named Principal Bassoonist
of the Florida Symphony Orchestra. While in the FSO,
she appeared several times as soloist, including on
its Masterworks Series during the 1987 – 88 season.
Mrs. Bishop has also played with the Jacksonville Symphony
Orchestra, Naples Philharmonic, Florida Orchestra and
the Breckenridge Music Institute Orchestra in Breckenridge,
Colorado. She has been on the faculties of the University
of Central Florida and Seminole Community College. She
and her husband, John, have two children, Emily and
Matthew.
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DIANE
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