Contrabassoon theft could effect Pasadena concert
According to the Los Angeles Times' L.A. Now blog, a rare contrabassoon (a gigantic version of the bassoon with pitch that is an octave lower) has been stolen from the Coburn School in downtown Los Angeles. The orchestra is set to perform next Saturday night at the Ambassador Auditorium, and will have to do it without the instrument if it is not recovered (it is that rare, apparently.) From the blog:
The Colburn School is offering a $1,000 reward for the safe return of a limited-edition contrabassoon that the music school says was stolen last week from a rehearsal room at Colburn's downtown campus.
Alexandra Brooks, director of communications and marketing for the school, said Friday that a thorough search of the campus has ruled out the possibility that the contrabassoon was mislaid.
The instrument -- a Fox 950 model contrabassoon, serial number 622, less than a year old -- is one of only four in the world and worth $30,000. School officials say they will be unable to replace such a special instrument in time for a Nov. 8 concert by the Colburn Orchestra at Pasadena's Ambassador Auditorium, although a school spokesman reports that the show will go on.
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