Dr. Albie Micklich

Dr. Albie Micklich is a globally renowned performer and educator who “shows a rare combination of technical perfection and musical sensitivity.” (The Double Reed Journal)

A musician noted for his versatility, Micklich has frequently been invited to present solo recitals and concertos, chamber music recitals, and masterclasses, on five continents and throughout North America.

A dedicated pedagogue, Micklich is passionate about his students’ musical and professional career successes. His bassoon students have gone on to win premiere orchestral positions throughout the United States, Europe, and New Zealand; pursued advanced degrees at prestigious conservatories and universities; taught at conservatories, universities, and public schools; and won the prestigious Fulbright Award and the Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst Award (DAAD).

A champion of new music, Micklich has frequently performed world premieres, participated in over 25 commissions of fresh, new repertoire, and recorded new works by well-known and up-and-coming composers. He currently serves on the board of the Bassoon Chamber Music Composition Competition (BCMCC), whose mission is to promote new bassoon chamber music works. An active member of the International Double Reed Society (IDRS), Micklich is currently chair of the Gillet-Fox International Bassoon Competition and hosted, along with ASU Professor Martin Schuring, the 2011 IDRS conference at ASU.

Continuing a focus on the significance of expanding the bassoon repertoire, Dr. Micklich has published a number of popular arrangements with TrevCo Music Publishing and Potenza Music.

Currently, Dr. Micklich is Professor of Bassoon and the Woodwind Area Coordinator at Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute of Design and the Arts—School of Music, Dance and Theatre.

Micklich is a Fox artist and performs on a custom-built, red maple 680 Fox bassoon.