Ryan Simmons, bassoon

Ryan Simmons plays Second Bassoon with the San Diego Symphony and Principal Bassoon with Orchestra Nova San Diego. Mr. Simmons has also played with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, his teachers include Bernard Garfield, Steven Maxym and Norman Herzberg. He has played and participated in many festivals including Marlboro, Tanglewood, National Repertory Orchestra, Mainly Mozart and La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest. In addition to performing, Ryan Simmons is the owner of RS Woodwinds, a woodwind repair shop.