Kris King is a bassoonist and arranger in the San Francisco Bay area where he serves as contrabassoon with Santa Cruz Symphony. In the summer he plays with Festival Mozaic and the Mendocino Music Festival. He enjoys playing chamber music as a member of the wind octet Nomad Session and the woodwind trio Keyed Kontraptions. Kris has recently performed with Santa Rosa Symphony, Marin Symphony, Symphony San Jose, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and Berkleley Symphony. He is a graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, studying with Steve Paulson and Steve Braunstein.