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IDRS.org is the most comprehensive site dedicated to the dissemination of information related directly to double reed performance, pedagogy, and research. The IDRS.org project is supported, in part, by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Colorado, College of Music.
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The following bassoonists have been named as finalists (with one alternate) for the 2012 Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox Bassoon Competition. They will compete in the Final Stage of the Competition in an open concert at the IDRS meeting in Oxford, Ohio, U.S.A. on July 10, 2012.
Finalists:
Bogdan Dumitriu, Principal Bassoon of LaGrange Symphony Orchestra
Student of Ronald [...]
We are pleased to announce the finalists for the 2012 Young Artist Competition for Oboe, in alphabetical order: Chi Yuen Cheng (Hong Kong), Julia DeRosa (USA), and Juri Schmahl (Germany), with Gretchen Myers (USA) selected as an alternate. These finalists were chosen from a strong field of 22 applicants representing six countries. The IDRS is [...]
Interview with Bernard Garfield, former Principal Bassoonist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and an International Double Reed Society honorary member. In part three Mr. Garfield talks about the genesis of his compositions and his choices of instrumentation of his works. The interview was recorded in June 9, 2010. Copyright 2011 by Terry B. Ewell and International [...]
Interview with Bernard Garfield, former Principal Bassoonist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and an International Double Reed Society honorary member. In part 2, Mr. Garfield discusses his performances of the Mozart Bassoon Concerto and Weber’s Andante and Hungarian Rondo. The interview was recorded in June 9, 2010. Copyright 2011 by Terry B. Ewell and International [...]
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