Biography

Andrew Favorito is the newly appointed 3rd Bassoonist / Contrabassoonist of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra. Andrew is an active orchestral musician, performing regularly with the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Kentucky, and Jackson (TN) Symphony Orchestra. Andrew also frequently plays bassoon and contrabassoon in Nashville studio orchestras recording music for video games and film, with recent titles including Hershey (2026), Towerborne, Marvel’s Wolverine, 2XKO, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, Diablo IV, and many more. Prior to coming to Tennessee, Andrew was an active freelance musician in Los Angeles, CA.

As a teacher, Andrew is Adjunct Professor of Bassoon at both Lipscomb University and Austin Peay State University.

Andrew is originally from Paulding, OH, but now calls Nashville, TN home. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and Bowling Green State University, with primary teachers being Shawn Mouser (LA Philharmonic), Dr. Susan Nelson (Bowling Green State University), and Dennis Fick (Fort Wayne Philharmonic).