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HISTORY OF TROFIMOV

Anton Trofimov was born in 1990 in the city of Rostov. He is of Ukrainian origin but lives in Türkiye. He first started his musical education in 1996 with his father, bassoonist Valentyn Trofimov.
He started studying at Mersin University State Conservatory in 2002. Trofimov, who took part in various chamber music, solo and orchestral concerts, passed the entrance exam for the establishment of the Doğuş Children's Symphony Orchestra and took part in its orchestra. He passed the soloist exam held by the Mersin Academic Orchestra and performed Antonio Vivaldi's Bassoon Concerto in F Major accompanied by the Mersin Academic Orchestra.
He performed with "Nehir Trio", consisting of oboe, clarinet and bassoon, at the Young Classicists Festival held in Istanbul in 2011, both as a trio member and as a soloist. In 2012, he passed the exam of the Turkish Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.
He completed secondary and high school at Mersin University State Conservatory and university at Mustafa Yazıcı State Conservatory in 2013; In the same year, he passed the master's degree exam of Yaşar University. He completed his master's degree in 2015; In the same year, he started his Proficiency in Art education at Yaşar University. He completed his PhD in 2019.
During his master's and doctorate years, he conducted scientific studies on bassoon tuning, bassoon intonation and bassoon reeds.
The "Improvement of Bassoon Reeds" Project with application number "BAP 016", which started on May 1, 2016, was successfully completed on January 1, 2017.
The "Microtonal Clarinet Barrel" Project with application number "BAP 072", which started on May 13, 2019, was successfully completed on November 13, 2019.
There have been many experimental studies to develop bocal, which allows the new system to be tuned. As a result of these studies, the "New Tunable System Bocal" was developed and patented. After the invention was patented, it was licensed, commercialized and exported to countries such as Germany, Italy, America, Malaysia, Russia, Iran, Japan, Romania and Ukraine. It was created by professional bassoon players in the state. It is actively used in institutions.
At the same time, he produced a new form measure by examining the effects of the reed form on the bassoon. Thanks to the production of propolis reeds, its use has enabled the production of longer-lasting reeds. He developed the Microtonal Bocal, which enables the bassoon to change intonation during performance and makes the bassoon usable with its microtones, and his idea was patented. With Microtonal Bocal, he made it possible to obtain maqams on the bassoon in traditional Turkish music, contemporary music, jazz music and in music genres that require modal sounds, such as Indian music, and introduced the bassoon to such musical genres.
Many articles have been published in national and international refereed journals. Yörük Ali Efe participated in the International Folk Culture Research Symposium. He gave solo and chamber music concerts in many cities of Turkey. He had the opportunity to play in orchestras such as Dokuz Eylül Symphony Orchestra, İzmir Karşıyaka Chamber Orchestra, Mersin University Chamber Orchestra, Contemporary Art Symphony Orchestra, Olten Philharmonic Orchestra, Mersin State Opera and Ballet.
While producing the prototypes of his inventions, he saw the technology, craftsmanship and possibilities available in the industry. It started production of "Turkey's First Domestic Bassoon" in 2019. He worked for about a year, together with the efforts of many Turkish masters, to produce a completely Turkish-made domestic bassoon. Many professional bassoon brands have created their own measurements by averaging the measurements, effects and features of the brands. It will use these measurements when mass production begins. He received the title of Associate Professor in 2021. The bassoon has eleven patented inventions that ensure its ease of use. His students received first, second and third place awards in international competitions. He is currently actively working as an associate professor at Çukurova University State Conservatory.