Join us at
The Glickman Popkin Bassoon Camp
Apply for GPBC 2025 Student Scholarships!
Registration is FULL!
Click HERE to join the waitlist
Need A Ride to/from Camp?
Can Give a Ride to/from Camp?
Sign up using these spreadsheets if you are in need of a ride or if you can help give people rides!!
Want your Profiler Blade Sharpened at Camp this year?
Sharpen your own profiler blade at camp this year! Sharpening jigs for Rieger, MD Reed Products, Pfeiffer, and Popkin profilers will be available along with diamond, India, and water stones. Bring your profiler, or just the blade. Allen wrenches, screwdrivers, and a set of feeler gauges to check the clearance between your blade and the profiler barrel will also be available. A sign-up sheet will be posted to coordinate jig availability. Contact Gordon Uchenick (oldbaylover@gmail.com) if you have questions.
For those with Reeds ‘n Stuff profilers, Dominik Schulz is taking pre-orders for re-sharpened blades. Bring your dull blade to camp and swap it for a sharpened blade at a reduced price through MMI. There will also be a Blade Adjustment Indicator for use (or purchase) to get the blade back into position. A video explanation of how to change the blade, as well as how to change the profiler settings, will also be made available at camp. Contact Dominik (dominik@reedsnstuff.com) by April 30th for more information.
Sharpening might change the profiled thickness. Barry Stees recommends that you profile a piece of cane before removing the blade for sharpening. After sharpening and reinstalling the blade and verifying there is no contact between the blade and the barrel, profile another piece of cane and compare the two pieces with a dial indicator so you can accurately make any necessary adjustments.
Blade sharpening is completely independent of getting Barry’s help in adjusting your profiler. Make an appointment for a session with him to get assistance with that or any of the other valuable things he has to offer.
A Bassoon Camp?
“Reedy or Not” The Glickman-Popkin Bassoon Camp provides everything you ever wanted to learn about the bassoon in an interactive, fun, non competitive, stress free environment.
Ages 18 on up, college student, amateur or professional you have the opportunity to learn from world renowned bassoonists and pedagogues from top orchestras in the United States and abroad in a beautiful mountain setting.
Bassoon camp is a 10-day festival starting on Memorial Day, so mark your calendars now! Want to know more? Check out the Bassoon Camp Info page.
The Glickman Popkin Bassoon Camp is one of my favorite places on Earth. Going each summer is like returning home to see family. The knowledge and friendships gained from the incredible guest artists and campers in such a fun, supportive atmosphere has been invaluable to me as a bassoonist, musician, and person.
— Dillon Meacham, camper of 10 years