About

Eric is a professional musician, photographer, writer and teacher. He played with the Houston Symphony as Associate Principal Bassoonist for 45 years, as well as Acting Principal Bassoonist during 8 of those years. He has performed with several other groups including The Marlboro Music Festival, the Grand Teton Music Festival, Da Camera Houston, the Harvard Chamber Players, and the San Antonio Chamber Players. He was also Assistant Professor of Music at Rice University for 19 years, where he chaired the wind department, taught bassoon, chamber music and woodwind repertory.

His photographs have appeared in several publications and he completed a comprehensive portrait project of the Houston Symphony’s musicians for the orchestra’s Centennial in 2014. All of the photographs for the Way of Cane, unless otherwise credited, were taken by him.

   He has been lucky enough to have followed his many passions which include music, photography, writing, and teaching, as well as reading and many years of Zen practice. He retired from the Houston Symphony in 2019 but has an active performing life in addition to enjoying his family which lives in Houston. Since retiring he has also been repairing, servicing and and setting up bassoon reed making machines.

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