NATCHITOCHES – The Ninth Annual NSU Double Reed Day will be held at Northwestern State University on Saturday Jan 14th from 12 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. The event is open to oboists and bassoonists of all ages/levels and will include masterclasses, reed classes and a guest artist recital. For more information on how to register, contact Leah Forsyth at forsythl@nsula.edu.
The guest artist recital featuring Leyla Zamora is at 4:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. The recital will also be live streamed at https://capa.nsula.edu/livestream/
Zamora has been a member of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra since 2005. Zamora studied at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Baylor University and DePaul University. Before joining the San Diego Symphony, Zamora was principal bassoon with the Memphis Symphony for 11 years. She has also performed with Atlanta and Saint Louis symphonies, Seattle Symphony, Auckland Philharmonia in New Zealand, and the Costa Rican National Symphony.
Zamora has participated in orchestral and chamber music festivals such as La Jolla Music Fest, Mainly Mozart, Cabrillo Festival, Britt and Cascade Festivals in Oregon, Ameropa in Prague, Apple Hill Chamber Music Center, International Orchestra in Japan, Spoleto Music Festival in Italy, and the Des Moines Metro Opera. She has presented master classes and recitals at the Universities of Central Florida, Arizona, Idaho, Wichita State, Southern Mississippi, University of Memphis, Washburn University in Kansas, University of the Pacific in Stockton and has performed solo concerti and recitals in Costa Rica, Colombia, Japan, the Czech Republic, and the former Soviet Union.
