<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Joseph Swift | Swiftbassoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hand crafted and refined bassoon reeds for players of all levels. The full bodied sound and ease of response on Dr. Swift's reeds will serve you well!]]></description><link>https://www.swiftbassoon.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:02:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.swiftbassoon.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Dueling Realities Review! - BerlinOnAir]]></title><description><![CDATA[The wonderful folks at BerlinOnAir published this WONDERFUL review of Chris Evan Hass' Dueling Realities for bassoon and piano! 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Rowan University]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm so excited to announce that I'll be joining the fantastic artistic faculty as Adjunct Bassoon Faculty at Rowan University's Department of Music!]]></description><link>https://www.swiftbassoon.com/post/rowan-professor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a74cf16c4f5bcba97bc03b</guid><category><![CDATA[Education]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rowan University]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 19:36:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a60ec_f29c3bd7084b491eb25eb4838c119ae0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_224,h_224,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joseph Swift</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Bassoon work by Nicky Sohn!]]></title><description><![CDATA[New work for bassoon and piano by composer Nick Sohn! I'm a huge fan of her writing, and looking forward to collaborating with fellow bassoonist Julianne Mulvey of the Minnesota Orchestra to bring this work to life!]]></description><link>https://www.swiftbassoon.com/post/new-bassoon-work-by-nicky-sohn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687c28d71c88fb1454db18b1</guid><category><![CDATA[Commission]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 22:52:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a60ec_2e5df4c99810439881dccc54572b3eaf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joseph Swift</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NJYS Double Reed Camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2025 NJYS Double Reed Camp has come and gone! Thank you so much to our 2 sponsors of this camp Charles Double Reeds &#38; KraftGeek for supporting this program.]]></description><link>https://www.swiftbassoon.com/post/njys-double-reed-camp</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688236368f2d05ec98878ac1</guid><category><![CDATA[Education]]></category><category><![CDATA[Affiliations]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a60ec_8a5026bfeed442edb70006ad03909ccf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_810,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joseph Swift</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[KraftGeek Capsule Music Stand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of the KraftGeek Capsule Music Stand. Use code SWIFT15 for 15% off your order today!]]></description><link>https://www.swiftbassoon.com/post/kraftgeek-capsule-music-stand</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680bf4e0334509c4824b071a</guid><category><![CDATA[Affiliations]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 18:12:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a60ec_252b9a7039024b078e3467c7e44405ac~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joseph Swift</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recording Review! - The Double Reed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The International Double Reed Society published a review of the Continuum Wind Quintet's Recording of Tzigane by Valerie Coleman!]]></description><link>https://www.swiftbassoon.com/post/recording-review-the-double-reed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680d167902e22389d10d5d5f</guid><category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 18:13:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a60ec_de11e0b3adeb4147ae4e8c62834dd342~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joseph Swift</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2024 Year Recap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover the highlights of 2024 in this Year Recap! From performances and recordings to educational content, it's all here. Don't miss it!]]></description><link>https://www.swiftbassoon.com/post/2024-recap</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65c94e7e7fdbcc20cfce0992</guid><category><![CDATA[Recaps]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 18:13:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a60ec_816489f6730d434e8321d91ca969ca35~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joseph Swift</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2023 Year Recap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Discover the highlights of 2023 in this Year Recap! From performances and recordings to educational content, it's all here. 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Visit my events calendar]]></description><link>https://www.swiftbassoon.com/post/osfl-principal-bassoon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">650335fd8be0256ead066c2a</guid><category><![CDATA[Affiliations]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 19:53:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a60ec_d0322f9df1cc4df7a0a9b7f273172833~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_400,h_95,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joseph Swift</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Between Worlds" New Bassoon work by David Biedenbender!]]></title><description><![CDATA[New work for bassoon and piano by composer David Biedenbender! I'm a huge fan of David's writing, and hope will be a standard bassoon solo!]]></description><link>https://www.swiftbassoon.com/post/biedenbender-bassoon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64e62c0fc24627a4bd02fb4d</guid><category><![CDATA[Commission]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2023 19:18:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a60ec_35e5c8e7c0044170883220c6aa7e5f36~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joseph Swift</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CD Review! - The WholeNote]]></title><description><![CDATA[The second review of Room to Breathe has been published in a magazine! Fraser Jackson published a great review in the 2023 Summer Magazine.]]></description><link>https://www.swiftbassoon.com/post/rtb-cd-review-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64e6378f7af483d334811702</guid><category><![CDATA[Room to Breathe]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2023 18:27:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a60ec_85a18a67bb304519ab8af2c4a0c7b180~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_684,h_613,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joseph Swift</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CD Review! - The Double Reed]]></title><description><![CDATA[International Double Reed Society published a CD review of this project by Ryan Reynolds in Volume 46, No. 2 of The Double Reed Journal]]></description><link>https://www.swiftbassoon.com/post/rtb-cd-review-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64e6a255090952b79877f230</guid><category><![CDATA[Room to Breathe]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 13:43:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a60ec_de11e0b3adeb4147ae4e8c62834dd342~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joseph Swift</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Final DMA Bassoon Recital]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fifth and final bassoon recital in pursuit of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) from Stony Brook University was held back in May 2023.]]></description><link>https://www.swiftbassoon.com/post/dma-bassoon-finalrecital</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64bab9d8ce5fa60cc07ad516</guid><category><![CDATA[Doctorate]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2023 17:51:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a60ec_4f279b45efb44b22916caaee3435b738~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joseph Swift</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CD Review! - NACWPI Journal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review of Room to Breathe by the National Association for College Wind and Percussion Instructors in their Spring 2023 Journal publication.]]></description><link>https://www.swiftbassoon.com/post/rtb-cd-review-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6474db1cd1b2a08444ca03e8</guid><category><![CDATA[Room to Breathe]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2023 22:04:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a60ec_cf6e3dbcd7c746e8a75f439707225bd1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_663,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joseph Swift</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fall 2022 Recap]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a fantastic Fall season for me as a performer, educator, and new music curator! Check out all that 2022 had to offer here.]]></description><link>https://www.swiftbassoon.com/post/f22recap</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63694ecb94a0fe462f5fddac</guid><category><![CDATA[Recaps]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2023 19:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a60ec_930c52bb586d4b18ba350d8e6695c5da~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joseph Swift</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring 2022 Recap]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a jam packed Spring semester! I wanted to put together a recap of all that happened in my performance/education world.]]></description><link>https://www.swiftbassoon.com/post/sp22recap</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6282b0ed4b2b6b0cbb06df1c</guid><category><![CDATA[Recaps]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2022 13:45:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4a60ec_60c5e856a5dc410d9885d153ba8cc101~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joseph Swift</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>