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Brigit Fitzgerald, bassoon
Dr. Brigit Fitzgerald is an artist determined to positively impact students, audiences, and collaborators with her art. She is delighted to carry out this mission as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Lawrence University and Conservatory in Appleton, Wisconsin.
Fitzgerald advocates for new music as a member of two contemporary chamber groups: Density512 and the SoundMap Ensemble. An award-winning soloist, she has won the opportunity to perform concerti with the Phoenix Symphony, National Repertory Orchestra, University of Texas Symphony Orchestra, and Vanderbilt University Orchestra. As well as being a semifinalist in the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition (2023), she recently placed first in the National Bassoon Meetup Artistry Competition (2021), the Young Texas Artist Music Competition (2022), and the First International Bassoon Tango Competition (2022). She was the principal bassoonist of the Victoria Symphony Orchestra (TX) from 2021 to 2023 and currently substitutes in the bassoon section for multiple orchestras. Using her degree in mathematics, minor in scientific computing, and graduate studies in acoustics, Fitzgerald is working with engineers and chemists to develop a partially synthetic reed that is both affordable and long-lasting. This interdisciplinary team is focused on increasing accessibility to music by minimizing economic barriers to learning reed instruments. She is an advocate for bringing technology into the music industry and for the benefits of collaborative innovation.