Sonya Viquesney

Sonya Viquesney is a junior at Arizona State University, pursuing a degree in Bassoon Performance. As a lifetime Phoenix resident, she has experience working in several large and small ensembles around the Valley of the Sun. An Arizona School for the Arts graduate, she has played bassoon for eight years and was the principal bassoonist in the Phoenix Youth Symphony Orchestra for four years. During this time, she also collaborated with the School of Ballet Arizona in their productions of Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty.

Sonya participated in the AZ All-State Festival for four years and was a first bassoonist for three years. At ASU, she had performed with some of the top ensembles in only her first year. In March 2024, she was the principal bassoonist representing ASU’s Wind Symphony at the College Band Directors National Association Western/Northwestern Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. This group was one of few from many Western ensembles hand-selected to perform during the four-day conference.

Outside of bassoon, Sonya engages in other forms of art and creation. She often draws or arranges music. In her free time, she enjoys playing video games or Dungeons and Dragons with her friends.

In the future, she plans to pursue the bassoon as a career. Her dream job would be to stay local and join the Phoenix Symphony as their principal bassoonist.