The Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition and Bassoon Symposium is a three-day event dedicated to bassoon master classes, presentations, performances, and the live semifinal and final rounds of a competition for young womxn bassoonists from the Americas. The event, founded by Nicolasa Kuster and Kristin Wolfe Jensen, has been held previously at the University of Arizona, Colburn School, the Round Top Festival Institute, the University of the Pacific, Oberlin College, the University of Texas at Austin, and Ithaca College.

The events of the symposium are open to all. The competition itself is for womxn bassoon players who are citizens of the Americas (North America, Central America, South America), or who are enrolled in school in the Americas during the year prior to the competition.

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2025 Finalists and Semifinalists

Congratulations to the Finalists and Semifinalists of the 2025 Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition!

Finalists

Yolotzin Cruz Cedillo, First Place
Alexis Cerise, Second Place
Isabella Perez, Third Place
Abigail Lopez, Honorable Mention
Kathleen Moran, Honorable Mention

Catherine Brenmark
Ariana Kim
Marty Tung
Mio Yamauchi
Yesol Joanna Yi

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Participating in the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition in 2010 was a tremendous learning experience for me. Preparing the repertoire, creating a polished preliminary recording, performing for a large audience with a judging panel, and speaking to the audience in a personal yet informative manner are just a few of the skills that the Meg Quigley process helped me develop that have been essential in furthering my career as a professional bassoonist. Thanks to the generosity of donors, I was able to put my first place winnings towards the purchase of a new instrument, a Fox 660. Meg Quigley was my first international competition and I will forever be grateful for the opportunities it afforded me and for the network of incredible bassoonists I was able to meet.

— Amanda Swain (MQVC 2010)