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Wenmin Zhang

NCS Associate Principal Bassoon Wenmin Zhang - The Beethoven Chair

Wenmin Zhang joined the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra in 2016 as Assistant Principal Bassoon. Prior to his North Carolina Symphony appointment, he had been assistant principal bassoon of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra since 2013. He was also appointed as co-principal bassoon of the China National Center for the Performing Arts orchestra in 2015. Zhang was […]

Aaron Apaza

NCS Principal Bassoon Aaron Apaza - The Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald S. Hudson Chair

A native of South Dakota, Aaron Apaza joined the North Carolina Symphony as Principal Bassoon in 2020. Previously, he held the positions of Principal Bassoon with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (2013-2020) and Lecturer of Bassoon at the University of Tennessee Knoxville (2016-2020). He has also served as Acting Assistant Principal Bassoon with the Milwaukee Symphony […]