Alfredo Bonilla

Alfredo Bonilla is in his last semester of pursuing his DMA in Bassoon Performance and is a former Bassoon Teaching Assistant. During his time at Arizona State University (ASU), he has performed with the ASU Wind Ensemble and ASU Symphony Orchestra.

Alfredo’s music career began in Veracruz, Mexico, where he was born and raised. His first teacher was Ariel Rodríguez Samaniego. He attended the Superior Institute of Music of Veracruz (ISMEV) and the University of Veracruz, studying with Dr. Rex Gulson.

Alfredo moved to the United States in 2014 to finish his Bachelor of Music degree with a focus on performance at Angelo State University in Texas, where he studied with Dr. Jeff Womack. Alfredo holds a Master of Music from Indiana University (IU) Jacobs School of Music. During his time at IU he was part of William Ludwig’s Bassoon Studio.

For two years, Alfredo was part of the Musician-in-Residence program at Mirabella at ASU. Currently, he is working on his dissertation titled “A New Commission and Recording of Duasteño, and Duasteco for Bassoon and Clarinet by Arodi Martínez Serrano, a Recording of Daniel Cueto ́s Fagot Pukllay for Bassoon and Piano, and a Recording of Noelia Escalzo ́s Argenta for Bassoon and Piano”. He is also a member of Opuntia Winds. Recently, he has premiered works for bassoon and clarinet at the ClarinetFest 2023 in Denver, Colorado, and premiered works with Opuntia Winds at the National Flute Association (NFA) Conference 2023 in Phoenix, Arizona.

He plays on a Fox 201 bassoon. Aside from music, Alfredo can be found brewing specialty coffee at home, or out on the dance floor dancing salsa and bachata.