About the NCCP Players
Cynde Iverson
Bassoon
Guest Artist
Cynde Iverson is recognized as one of the finest bassoonists today. She has held the Principal Bassoon Chair of the New Haven Symphony for the past ten seasons as she has continued to perform with many of New York’s most prestigious ensembles, including the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke's, the American Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, and New York City Opera among many others.
As a soloist, Iverson recently completed highly successful tours of the US, Europe, Japan, and Southeast Asia with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra. In the summer months she has performed at the Caramoor, Moab, Colorado, and Waterloo Music Festivals, Talcott Mountain Festival, and Summer Music at Harkness. In addition, she has held principal positions with the Rhode Island Philharmonic and the Connecticut Orchestra.
As an advocate for contemporary music, Iverson has performed and recorded numerous compositions with the chamber ensembles Continuum and Musical Elements and has explored the medium of jazz with such artists as Steve Lacy, Anthony Davis and James Newton.
Her unique talents were highlighted as a member of the improvisational group, Episteme, which has toured extensively both here and abroad. She has recorded for several commercial labels and most recently she recorded the Ravel Piano Concerto with Orpheus and jazz legend, Herbie Hancock.
Iverson received her B.M. (cum laude) from Indiana University as a student of Leonard Sharrow and her M.M. (cum laude) from the Juilliard School as a student of Stephen Maxym.