Dall Fields


Dall C. Fields was an American bassoonist, composer, and music educator who for much of his career was based in and around Chicago. As a performer, he had been a bassoonist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra, and later, the Bachman Woodwind Ensemble. As an educator, he taught mostly in the Chicago area, teaching out of his own studio and through affiliations with the Maywood extension of the Chicago Conservatory of Music. He also taught at Yale University and through affiliations with August Bucci, William Johnson of Valparaiso, Indiana, and the Valpo Music House.

Career highlights

In addition to being a bassoon virtuoso, Fields was proficient on other reed instruments, namely clarinet, saxophone, and oboe. He taught all the woodwind reed instruments.

Selected publications

Bassoon Method, M.M. Cole, Chicago Concertstück, Opus 13, composed by Édouard Flament, revised & edited by Dall Fields, Rubank, Chicago Quartette, for woodwinds, composed by Dall Fields

Discography

Armed Forces during World War I

Fields served during World War I in the U.S. Navy from December 1917 to September 1921. He was assigned as a clarinetist aboard the, a hospital ship.

Family

Dall Fields was married to Martel Fields. He died August 17, 1956, and was buried at Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Plymouth, Indiana.

Memorial scholarship

The Dall Fields Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to an Indiana State University undergraduate majoring in Music.

Professional affiliations