“Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent. It brings solace to the heart, wings to the mind, and life to everything. Music is the essence of the human experience, a reflection of our deepest emotions, and a testament to our capacity to create beauty in the world.” – Victor Hugo
About
Randal Dennler is a native of Dayton, Ohio, where he began playing the bassoon at age eleven. He has degrees from the University of Michigan and the University of Cincinnati where his principal teachers were Jeffrey Lyman and William Winstead. Having maintained an active freelance career in Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, he most recently performed with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra and the Peoria Symphony Orchestra, both in Illinois, the Springfield Symphony and Dayton Philharmonic in OH, and the Grand Rapids Symphony and Battle Creek Symphony in MI. Randal now calls Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood home. When he is not playing his bassoon, he does wardrobe styling thru Ford Artists Chicago and loves road trips with his partner James and dog Coda.
Upcoming & Previous Events
“Summer Shandy,” presented by Second City Winds (Chicago, IL)
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM Concert and ticket information HERE
“Star Spangled Spectacular,” presented by the Rockford Symphony Orchestra (Rockford, IL)
Thursday, July 3, 2026 at 8 PM Concert and ticket information HERE
“Spring Odyssey,” presented by Second City Winds (Chicago, IL)
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 at 7 PM Free and open to the publicHoratio N. May Chapel, Rosehill CemeteryMain entrance on N Ravenswood Avenue
Media
Queen City Opera: Mozart: The Magic Flute (Super Flute) – 2025
YouTube Link HERE
Queen City Opera: Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín – 2022
Quid sum miser
YouTube Link HERE
Queen City Opera: Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 7 – 9/5/2021
II. Andante
YouTube Link HERE
Fresh Inc Festival 2020: Final Performance #3 – 6/21/2020
Tipping Point, by Becky Turro
YouTube Link HERE
Fresh Inc Festival 2020: Final Performance #1 – 6/19/2020
Breathe, by Sammy Sussman
YouTube Link HERE
Cries and Whispers, by Tengyue Zhang
YouTube Link HERE
Fresh Inc Festival 2020: Performer Showcase #4 – 6/17/2020
Six Bagatelles, Mvts 1 & 3, by Gyorgi Ligeti
YouTube Link HERE
DePaul Symphony Orchestra – 11/19/2019; Chicago, IL
Rite of Spring, by Igor Stravinsky
YouTube Link HERE
Queen City Opera – May 2019; Cincinnati, OH
Der Freischütz Overture, by Carl Maria von Weber
YouTube Link HERE
Contact
To make inquiries or for more information please contact:
Randal Dennler
phone: (937) 248-3193
email: RLDennler@gmail.com