The bassoonist - American Chamber

Pat Nelson Music

Pat Nelson is the bas-
soonist with the highly
acclaimed Westwood Wind
Quintet. Since 2001, the
Quintet has released 14 Fifth Inversion, with Kathryn
recordings on the Crystal
Records label. She is the
Weld and Mark Davies, presents
Bassoon Instructor at an evening of American Cham-
DigiPen Institute of Technology, maintains a large
private studio in Northwest Washington, and is
ber Music.
a frequent adjudicator at regional and state level
competitions. She is co-founder and President of
the Bellingham Chamber Music Society, presenting Works by Jake Heggie, Jenni-
traditional and contemporary chamber music and
premiering works by new composers. She performs
fer Higdon, Arthur Berger, and
with the WWU faculty wind quintet, Fifth Inver- others.
sion, recently featured as artists with the Skagit
Symphony and the Northwest Horn Symposium.

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She also performs with the Skagit Opera, San Juan Fifth Inversion is:
Chamber Music Series, and with her New York
based trio, Sapphire Winds.
Jennifer Weeks, oboe

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The Horn - Lisa McCarthy, Flute
Gustavo Camacho
Dr. Gustavo Camacho is
Erika Block, clarinet
Assistant Professor of Horn Pat Nelson, bassoon
and Brass Area Coordinator at
Western Washington Univer-
Gustavo Camacho, Horn
sity. He previously served as
Instructor of Horn and Cham-
ber Music at the Interlochen
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has performed with numerous orchestras throughout can-chamber-music
the United States including the National Repertory
Orchestra, Symphony of the Southwest, and the Las
Cruces Symphony Orchestra.
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Jennifer Weeks
Professional Studies
Diploma:
Cleveland Institute of
Music
Bachelor of Music:
McGill University
Environmental
Conservation, ATA:
Skagit Valley College
Jennifer grew up in Montre al, Canada. She
received a Bachelor of Music degree from Mc-
Gill University and a Graduate Diploma from the
Cleveland Institute of Music where she studied
under Theodore Baskin of the Montreal Symphony
and John Mack of the Cleveland Orchestra, re-
spectively. Jennifer’s additional training involved
participation in several summer festivals in Canada
and the United States, including l’Orchestre des
Jeunes du Quebec and the Tanglewood Fellowship
Orchestra at the Tanglewood Music Festival in
Massachusetts.
Jennifer served as principal oboist with the Kings-
ton Symphony Orchestra in Ontario, Canada,
before moving to the west coast. During her tenure
in Kingston she was a member of the adjunct
music faculty at Queen’s University. Throughout
her professional playing career, Jennifer performed
with many orchestral and chamber music groups
including the Orchestre Symphonique du Que-
bec, Les Violons du Roi, l’Orchestre Metropolitain
de Montreal, the Canadian Opera Company, The
National Ballet of Canada, the Canadian National
Arts Center Orchestra, the Sarasota Opera Com-
pany, the Vancouver Island Symphony, the Pacific
Northwest Ballet, the Seattle Symphony, and the
Bellingham Festival of Music. Locally she played
with the Whatcom Symphony Orchestra for several
years and currently enjoys playing with the Skagit
Opera Company.
The Flute--
Lisa McCarthy
Senior
Instructor of
Flute, Wood-
wind Area
Coordina
Lisa McCarthy is the Senior Instructor of Flute and
Woodwind Area Coordinator at Western Washing-
ton University. She has also been a faculty member
at the Maritime Conservatory of Music in Halifax,
Nova Scotia, and the Delta Institute of the Arts in
Ladner, B.C. Lisa enjoys chamber music and current-
ly performs as a Bellingham Chamber Music Society
Artist and with two ensembles, Fifth Inversion and
Impromptu. The faculty woodwind quintet, Fifth
Inversion, performs regularly and has been featured
at the 2016 Northwest Horn Symposium, 2017 Wyo-
ming Music Educators Association Conference, 2017
National Flute Association Convention and the 2018
National College Music Society Conference. Im-
promptu, her flute and bassoon duo with bassoonist
Pat Nelson won the 2004 National Flute Association
Chamber Music Competition and was invited to per-
form at the National Flute Association Convention in
Nashville. The duo was also asked to present a recital
at the 2006 International Double Reed Conference
in Indiana. Lisa is the former principal of the What-
com Symphony Orchestra and Whatcom Symphony
Chamber Orchestra and has performed twice as a
guest soloist with the group. Lisa maintains a pri-
vate studio and adjudicates throughout the Pacific
Northwest and British Columbia, including multiple
Washington Music Educators Association State Solo
and Ensemble contests, Music Teachers National
Association competitions, Performing Arts Festival
of the Eastside competitions, Kiwanis Music Festi-
val competitions, and Seattle Flute Society Horsfall
Competitions.
The Clarinetist--
Erika Block
Bachelor of
Music: Boston
University
Master in Music:
Boston
University
Clarinetist, Erika Block, hails from Annapolis, MD.
She received her Bachelor and Master’s degrees
in clarinet performance at Boston University. She
studied with Thomas Martin (Boston Symphony
Orchestra), and continued on with Ricardo Morales
(Philadelphia Orchestra). Her studies began with
Gregory Raden (Dallas Symphony Orchestra), and
she attended Brevard, Tanglewood, and Kinhaven
music schools in the summer.
Erika performs regularly with the Fifth Inversion
Woodwind Quintet, Skagit Opera, Trio D’Anches,
Bellingham Music Festival Orchestra, Bellingham
Chamber Music Society, and many others. As an
active soloist, she has recently been featured with
Fourth Inversion in Mt Vernon, WA, in addition to
recitals and concerti in Bellingham, Vancouver BC,
and Washington DC. Erika and her family moved
to Bellingham in 2011 after several years in Van-
couver, BC. There she played with the Vancouver
Island Symphony, North Shore Sinfonia, and Nu:BC
contemporary ensemble.
Erika has always enjoyed teaching. She maintains a
private studio, presents masterclasses, and adjudi-
cates throughout Washington State. She is so excited
to be joining the Western Washington faculty, and
looks forward to growing the clarinet studio!