Short Bio
Brief Bio
Short Bio
Gerik Fon-Revutzky,
bassoon and contrabassoon, is an active freelancer and instructor throughout
Chicagoland,
Milwaukee
and
Indiana. Gerik is the
contrabassoonist with Rockford Symphony,
Wisconsin Philharmonic,
Fox Valley Symphony and
Bel Canto Chorus Orchestra.
He also regularly performs on both bassoon and contrabassoon with numerous other
area orchestras, and is on the sub list of the
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Gerik has
performed with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago under the batons of Pierre Boulez
and Daniel Barenboim. Gerik has toured and performed extensively both
nationally and internationally including Russia,
Finland,
England
and Canada.
In addition
to his busy performing schedule Gerik is also an active teacher. He is
currently on the faculty of the University of St.
Francis, Joliet Junior College, Music Institute of Chicago,
Neuqua Valley High School, Metea Valley High School,
Schaumburg High School, Conant High School, Hoffman Estates High School, Maine
South High School,
and
Lake Forest High School. Gerik has
given masterclasses at Western Illinois
University,
CSUSacramento, and
Davis
High School.
During the summers of 2000-2006 Gerik was the bassoon instructor, Assistant
Manager and Head Librarian at the Luzerne Music
Center. While there, Gerik made his
professional acting debut playing the role of the Soldier in Stravinsky’s
Le Histoire du Soldat with
members of the Philadelphia Orchestra performing.
Gerik earned
his Bachelor’s degree at California
State
University,
Sacramento
in Bassoon Performance with Secondary Emphasis in Orchestral Conducting.
While there he performed with the Liberace Woodwind
Quintet, a scholarship ensemble, and
won the concerto competition with Weber’s
Bassoon Concerto. Gerik
then went on to earn his Masters degree from
Northwestern University in Bassoon Performance with
Secondary Emphasis in Contrabassoon and Orchestral Conducting. Gerik’s
major teachers have included: Douglas Huff, Susan Willoughby, Steve Dibner,
and Robert Barris. As a conductor Gerik has studied with: Leo Eylar,
Mariusj Smolij, and Victor Yampolsky. Gerik has also been included in the
International Who’s Who in Music and Musicians’
Directory.
Brief Bio
Gerik Fon-Revutzky,
bassoon and contrabassoon, is an active freelancer and instructor throughout
Chicagoland,
Milwaukee
and
Indiana. Gerik
performs with the Rockford,
Wisconsin Philharmonic,
& Fox Valley Symphonies,
and the Bel Canto Chorus
Orchestra amongst numerous others. Gerik has
toured and performed extensively both nationally and internationally including
Russia,
Finland,
England
and Canada.
As an
instructor Gerik is currently on the faculty of the
University of St. Francis, Joliet Junior College, Music Institute of Chicago,
and Neuqua Valley, Metea Valley, Schaumburg, Conant,
Hoffman Estates, Maine South
and Lake Forest High
Schools. Gerik has given masterclasses
at Western Illinois University,
and CSUSacramento.
During the summers of 2000-2006 Gerik was the bassoon instructor, Assistant
Manager and Head Librarian at the Luzerne Music
Center.
Gerik earned
his Bachelor’s degree at California
State
University,
Sacramento,
and his Masters degree from
Northwestern
University
in Bassoon Performance with Secondary Emphasis in Contrabassoon and Orchestral
Conducting from both schools. Gerik’s major teachers have included Douglas
Huff, Susan Willoughby, Steve Dibner, and Robert Barris.
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