About Voices In the Wood
Voices In the Wood highlights the innovative and interpretative potential of chamber music repertoire, allowing its musicians to express their unique expertise and personalities. The ensemble emphasizes their strong friendships and collaborative spirit while aiming to perform chamber music at the highest level.
With extensive experience across various musical genres, the collective ensemble focuses on performing, recording, creating and celebrating chamber music for bassoons with harp and other instruments.
The ensemble’s mission is to foster enriching and inspiring musical experiences and to cultivate a community of listeners and musicians that embraces inclusivity across different ages, traditions, and cultures.
Our Story
Voices In the Wood began at the 2021 session of the Glickman-Popkin Bassoon Camp with an invitation from Sasha Enegren to Amber Ferenz: “Would you like to come to MTSU in January of 2022 and work with my students?” Subsequent planning resulted in a project to perform Amber’s entire catalog over the course of about five days, with solo and collaborative performances given by Amber, Sasha, Sasha’s students, and GPBC friends Kathleen Moniaci, Staci Spring, and Rosalind Buda (who all graciously said yes!).
In addition to the concert performances, the project events included masterclasses, lessons and coachings, recording sessions, a Double Reed Day, bassoon ensemble, Sasha’s faculty recital, and even a bassoon repair class given by Kathleen! We all had a marvelous time playing together, and at the end of the event we found ourselves wondering how we could meet up annually between sessions of GPBC. Sasha proposed that we get together in January 2023 for some “Bluegrass Bassoon” in a studio, and so the seeds of “New Paths in Old Woods,” Voices In the Wood’s first album, were sown.
We continue to grow and invite guests to join us on our musical journey, and we’re already in the planning stages for our next exciting recording project!