K. David Van Hoesen is former principal bassoonist of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is an American orchestra based in the city of Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Its primary concert venue is the Eastman Theatre at the Eastman School of Music....

 and Professor emeritus of the University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music as chair of the Wind, Brass and Percussion Department.
In 1950 he graduated from the Eastman School of Music in New York, USA, with a bachelor degree, From 1950 to 1954 he was professor of bassoon

Bassoon

The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature...

 at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music

Oberlin Conservatory of Music

The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, located on the campus of Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, was founded in 1865 and is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. Students of Oberlin Conservatory enter a very broad network within the music world, as the school's alumni...

  and at the Cleveland Institute of Music

Cleveland Institute of Music

The Cleveland Institute of Music is an independent music conservatory located in the University Circle district of Cleveland, Ohio, United States and is overseen by president Joel Smirnoff and Adrian Daly, dean....

(1952-54) after which he joined the Eastman faculty.

He plays the bassoon in the Lake Placid Sinfonietta each year since 1947 and retired from teaching in 1991.