Personal Summary

Alicia Brischli, Assistant Professor of Music, is an active bassoonist and instructor based in Missoula, MT. She was thrilled to join the University of Montana School of Music faculty in August of 2019. In addition to her position at UM, she is the staff accountant at MCT (Missoula Children’s/Community Theatre), the principal bassoonist of the Missoula and Glacier Symphony Orchestras, and the founder of the Bitterroot Double Reed Studio.

Alicia is in high demand as a performing artist. She has played with every symphony and opera orchestra in the state of Montana. In 2012 and 2021, she was a featured soloist with the Glacier Symphony Orchestra. She is a member of the Montana Woodwind Quintet (Joanna Berg - flute, Jennifer Cavanaugh - oboe, Madeleine Folkerts - horn, Christopher Kirkpatrick - clarinet), Montana Reed Trio (Jennifer Cavanaugh - oboe, Christopher Kirkpatrick - clarinet), Bitterroot Trio (Susi Stipich - oboe, and Mika Inouye - piano), and Rage Against the Reeds, the Missoula area bassoon ensemble.

Alicia has a passion for teaching bassoon and reed-making. She founded a thriving private studio that extends across (and outside of) Montana. She has been the instructor of bassoon at the University of Montana’s Summer Music Camp for over 25 years. She is the founder and director of the Bassoon Boot Camp, held annually in Missoula. And she is a presenter and clinician at Eastern Washington University’s yearly Bassoonarama conference.

Alicia holds degrees in Bassoon Performance (BM/MM) from the University of Montana. Her primary bassoon teachers include Roger McDonald, Carl Rath, Susan Wadsworth and Forrest Cornwell. Alicia is a sustaining member of the International Double Reed Society.