Dr. Sara Erb is a bassoonist and pedagogue based in the Bloomington, Indiana area. Sara has had the privilege of studying with prominent bassoonists and pedagogues such as Doug Spaniol, Gretha Tuls, Stefano Canuti, Peter Whelan, and William Ludwig. She has collaborated on projects and in concert with the Netherlands Wind Ensemble, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic, and the Academy of Ancient Music at Cambridge. Recent orchestral engagements include the Carmel Symphony Orchestra, the Evansville Philharmonic, and the International Chamber Orchestra of Puerto Rico. As a solo artist, Sara has been a part of numerous professional recordings, including for the Kaleidoscope Orchestra (Manchester), the RNCM Wind Orchestra, the Jacobs School of Music, and, most notably, the premiere Naxos recording of Alfred Cellier’s opera Dorothy with maestro Richard Bonynge and the Piccadilly Symphony Orchestra. She holds a deep love for new music and has worked with composers like Thea Musgrave, Michael Schelle, George Lewis, and Hollywood composer Christopher Young. Sara was a featured soloist in RNCM’s 2018 New Music Festival, in which she performed Anthony Gilbert’s “Dark Singing, Dancing Light” for solo bassoon and strings. She is the first bassoonist to record all three of Dai Fujikura's solo bassoon works.  Sara completed her Doctor of Music degree from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University in May 2023. Her capstone document, a set of performer's guides for Dai Fujikura's three solo bassoon pieces, discusses how performers can approach the contemporary techniques within the pieces and how teachers can implement contemporary techniques into undergraduate curriculum. Sara was invited to present this work at the 2023 International Double Reed Society Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.Sara is the assistant professor of music in bassoon at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. She maintains a busy schedule teaching and performing in the Indianapolis and southern Indiana areas. Other current projects are: serving on the undergraduate scholarship committee for Sigma Alpha Iota professional music fraternity, developing an undergraduate curriculum with contemporary techniques included in daily routine exercises and preparing repertoire for her first solo album.