Dorian Antipa is the principal bassoonist with the Great Falls Symphony and a member of the Chinook Winds. Mr. Antipa has performed extensively with orchestras in California, Connecticut, Illinois, and Montana. He can be heard on multiple wind ensemble recordings released by Naxos and the Chinook Winds’ debut CD, which includes three previously unrecorded works for wind quintet.

Dorian is a passionate teacher who enjoys working with musicians of all ages and abilities. For four years, he regularly made the long drive to Bozeman where he was the bassoon professor at Montana State University. Mr. Antipa previously served as a visiting professor at the University of Montana in Missoula and the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music in California. He has also taught at the Hartt Community Division in Connecticut, the Metropolis School of the Performing Arts in Illinois, and Great Falls College. With more than 15 years of experience, Dorian continues to maintain a robust private studio of local bassoon students. 

Acting on an interest that had been percolating since high school, Dorian recently took a hiatus from his work in Great Falls to spend time in Red Wing, MN, where he earned another degree, this time in band instrument repair. He is excited to have returned home where he has resumed his performing and private teaching while simultaneously setting up shop as a sole-proprietor repair technician.