Cornelia Sommer is a bassoonist, educator, and arranger based in Detroit, Michigan. She plays with the Detroit Symphony and teaches at Oakland University. Hear her debut album, New Enchantments: Fairy Tale Music for Bassoon, wherever you get your music.

Current Projects

I recently updated my Arrangements pages! Check out my arrangements that you can buy directly through my website, those available elsewhere online, and even some free downloads. (Updated July 2026.)

New Enchantments: Fairy Tale Music for Bassoon was released in September 2024! Check out my debut album wherever you get your music.

The Detroit Symphony streams all classical concerts on Saturday nights for free at DSO Live, and you can watch past performances here. My calendar includes a link to the DSO season as well as my other performances.

I started a blog! Check out my first few posts on issues for bassoon parts in important orchestral pieces, and stay tuned for more educational content for bassoonists and musicians.

Join my 20k+ followers on Instagram, where I post every week under the hashtag #fairytalefridays. My scholarly work focuses on music inspired by fairy tales, exploring the connection between the universal narratives embedded in the tales and the unique ways in which music conveys those narratives. Every Friday on Instagram, I share a little bit of my research and a short video of fairy tale music for the bassoon. Click below for a sample and follow me for more!