I never thought I would hear of a musical instrument such as the bassoon becoming extinct. So – if anyone is thinking of taking up a instrument – here is your answer. Could the bassoon be the next ‘hip’ instrument – maybe someone could do for it what Nigel Kennedy done for ‘classical music’ and the violin all those hears ago – by bringing it into the public eye?

via The bassoon is facing extinction – News – Music – The Independent.