Online shop for handmade bassoon reeds and supplies. I work out of my home in Falls Church, VA. Jinju earned her B.M. As of November 2016, Carlson Reed Co.
Jinju Carlson is a bassoonist and reed maker currently residing in the Washington DC area. Her bassoon studies began in Washington DC, taking lessons with area freelancers and DC
orchestra members. from James Madison University, where she studied bassoon performance
and reed making with Dr. Susan Barber. She continued her studies at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
and completed her M.M. at
the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts. is making its transition to Angry Duck Reeds, LLC, and is now operating out of the
Washington DC-Arlington branch of Techshop, located in Crystal City Shops in Arlington, Virginia. With this new and exciting
chapter as Angry Duck Reeds, and its association with Techshop, Jinju has the technology and resources to evolve her reed making
processes and machinery, as well as develop new and innovative double reed products. Carlson Reed Co. has been a small self-owned and operated business since 2006, supplying bassoon reeds, cane and supplies to
student, amateur and professional bassoonists around the world. Along with using precision machines and tools,
Jinju puts a great amount of time and attention into her reed making to provide reeds and cane of the highest quality. Principal Teachers
Suzanne Nelsen, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Boston Pops, Second Bassoon
Dr. Matthew Ruggiero, Retired Boston Symphony Orchestra & Boston Pops, Associate Principal & Principal Bassoon
Stephen Paulson, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Principal Bassoon
Dr. Susan Barber, James Madison University Associate Professor of Bassoon; Brevard Music Festival, Bassoon Faculty
Organizations
International Double Reed Society
Sigma Alpha Iota, International Music Fraternity for Women
