Aviel Martinez-Mason

Aviel Martinez-Mason is a fourth-year undergraduate Bassoon Performance major from Tempe, Arizona. He graduated from Marcos de Niza High School’s Fine Arts Academy in May of 2022. At ASU, he has performed with the Sun Devil Marching Band, ASU Wind Symphony, ASU Philharmonia, ASU Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra. Aviel has attended multiple conferences of the International Double Reed Society. He has also performed at the Rocky Ridge Chamber Music Intensive, and has done freelance bassoon work in the Valley.

Aviel hopes to achieve a Master's in Bassoon Performance and eventually join a symphony orchestra. He is also currently pursuing a certificate in vocal pedagogy at ASU. He has been teaching voice lessons for 1 year, and one day plans to teach both voice and bassoon lessons. Throughout his childhood, he sang with the Phoenix Children’s Chorus for 10.5 years, traveling to New York City’s Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House in Australia. In his free time, he loves to cook and play tabletop games.