Susan Nigro

Susan L. Nigro (born 1951) is an American contrabassoonist. Unlike most players of the instrument, Nigro's career is primarily as a solo recitalist and recording artist rather than an orchestral player.[1]

Life

Nigro, a native of Chicago, graduated from Northwestern University, with a bachelor's and master's degree, and from Roosevelt University.[2] Her instructors included Burl Lane and Wilbur Simpson.[3] She is a member of several high-IQ societies, including Mensa and Intertel.[4][5]

Career

She includes works in her repertoire such works as the Gunther Schuller and Daniel Dorff concertos for contrabassoon, as well as the Stamitz and Mozart concertos originally written for the bassoon. Nigro has premiered over 30 works since 1988, most of which were commissioned by her.[6] She has given more premieres than any other contra bassoonist.

She has appeared as a soloist with such groups as the Chicago Chamber Orchestra, Rome Festival Orchestra, and the Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg, as well as at multiple conferences of the International Double Reed Society, and performed as a recitalist and given masterclasses at dozens of universities and music festivals.

In addition to her recording and recital careers, Nigro has been the full-time substitute for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra during the 2005–2006 season and again during the seasons 2008-2010.[7] She was also a guest artist with the Northwest Symphony.[8] She was among the founders of the Chicago Bassoon Quartet and The Two Contras, the latter a contrabassoon duet.[3]

She won a Pro Music International Career Development Grant,[2] and Illinois Arts Council grant.

Recordings
  • The Big Bassoon
  • Little Tunes for the Big Bassoon
  • The 2 Contras, with Burl Lane
  • The Bass Nightingale, GM 2069[9]
  • New Tunes for the Big Bassoon
  • Bellissima: Italian Tunes for the Big Bassoon[10]
  • Original Tunes for the Big Bassoon[11]
  • Scott Joplin Rags for the Big Bassoon[12]

References
  1. "Susan L. Nigro | Illinois Arts Council Agency".
  2. "Promusicis: The Sharing of Music". 2012-02-29. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  3. The Grove Dictionary of American Music. OUP USA. January 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-531428-1.
  4. "Contrabassonist Susan Nigro". Fra Noi. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  5. "More About Sue". www.bigbassoon.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  6. http://www.jeanne-inc.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=SBP-B
  7. "More About Sue". www.bigbassoon.com. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  8. ":: Guest Artists 02-03 ::". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  9. "GM 2069 - Susan Nigro: THE BASS NIGHTINGALE". 2011-07-11. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  10. "We're Sorry..." Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  11. http://www.crystalrecords.com/susannigro.html
  12. https://www.crystalrecords.com/susannigro.html
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