Ann Kosanovic-Brown

Bassoon
School of Arts & Communication: Music
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone:541-737-4061
Fax:541-737-4268
E-mail: Vindobona3@aol.com

Ann Kosanovic-Brown, bassoonist, received her Bachelor of Music degree from the Oberlin Conservatory and attended the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music while pursuing a master's degree. She has also studied at the Mozarteum Hochschule in Salzburg and received a three year scholarship to the Karajan Akademie in Berlin. Her teachers include Gunter Piesk, Milan Turkovic, Ken Moore, Ryohei Nakagawa, Mark Eubanks and Arthur Grossman.

Currently Kosanovic-Brown is principal bassoonist with the Corvallis-OSU Symphony Orchestra and the Linfield Chamber Orchestra. Her past principal positions include the Bellevue Philharmonic, Natal Philharmonic in Durban, South Africa; Das Symphonie Orchester in Berlin; and the Camerata Akademica in Salzburg. She performed with

Berlin Philharmonic for two years while at the Akademie, and has also performed with the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Mozarteum Orchestra, Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Tacoma Symphony, Northwest Chamber Orchestra and Oregon Symphony. She has appeared as soloist in North America, Europe and Southern Africa, and has given Master classes in the Pacific Northwest, Europe and Southern Africa.

Kosanovic-Brown is a founding member of the clarinet, bassoon, and piano trio Ensemble Vindobona. She has recorded extensive chamber music CD's with Rainier Chamber Winds, and participated in recording sessions for numerous film scores. Ann was the associate professor of bassoon at the University of Natal, in Durban, South Africa, and has taught music minor bassoonists at the Oberlin Conservatory. She currently resides in Newberg, Ore.