July 26-31, 2021
We are very excited to present the Second Annual IDRS Virtual Symposium. We are in the planning stages of this exciting event and it is shaping up to be spectacular! The event is free for anyone who would like to attend, however, we will be accepting donations to help defray some of the costs of this major event. Please see the list of invited artists below.
Attendee and Participant Registration
Be sure to visit our Virtual Exhibit Hall, complete with dozens of online vendor booths featuring products for oboists and bassoonists of all levels and interests!
Calendar of Events
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Jul 26 — Aug 1 2021
00:30 / 12:30amDouble Concerto for Clarinet and Bassoon (Chamber Version)
00:30 / 12:30amFervent Bonds: Music for oboe, piano, electronics and video
00:00 / 12:00amThe Music of Russell Peterson
00:00 / 12:00amAlone Together
22:00 / 10:00pmContemporary Works for Oboe Alone
22:00 / 10:00pm*Opening a Can of Worms: Demystifying Vibrato
21:00 / 9:00pmJapan Oboe Association
20:45 / 8:45pmSounds of Tucson
20:00 / 8:00pmHome-Producing Lock-Down Concerts and Virtual Ensembles
20:00 / 8:00pm“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
19:00 / 7:00pmJourneys: Katherine Hoover’s Compositional Career and an Exploration of “Journey” for Bassoon & Piano
19:00 / 7:00pm*Double Reed Dish: Pulling the Thread
18:00 / 6:00pmThe Music and Musicianship of Anish Raj Pandit
17:30 / 5:30pmFantastic Tales: Character Studies on Extended Techniques
18:00 / 6:00pm*Globalized and Inclusive Bassoon Education: Tracing the History and Curricular Development of Bassoon Education in Korea
17:00 / 5:00pmElecTRIOnics
16:00 / 4:00pmNew American Voices for Bassoon
16:00 / 4:00pm*The Causes and Treatments of Injury Among Oboists
15:00 / 3:00pmFagot Netwerk
14:30 / 2:30pmThe Operatic Potpourri
14:30 / 2:30pmSome surprises in sound and image – crossover for oboe
14:30 / 2:30pmNew Works for Electric Bassoon and Ableton Live
13:00 / 1:00pm*Associate Organization Panel Discussion
22:30 / 10:30pmHeartstrings – Expressive new works for Oboe
22:00 / 10:00pmAmerican Duos
20:30 / 8:30pmNancy Galbraith 70th Birthday Tribute
20:30 / 8:30pm“Reavivando Nuestra Identidad” Emphasis for solo bassoon by Víctor Rasgado (b. 1959)
20:00 / 8:00pmA Re-centering
20:00 / 8:00pm*In Pursuit of Equality: A History of Women on Bassoon
19:00 / 7:00pmAn encounter with Korea: Oboe Literature by Korean Composers of the 20th and the 21st Centuries
18:00 / 6:00pm*Mary Chandler and her works for oboe
19:00 / 7:00pm*Embody Your Ideal • Perform at Your Best
18:00 / 6:00pmFlute Masterworks, 16vb
17:30 / 5:30pmNew Music For Woodwind Trio
17:00 / 5:00pmTwo Sonatas by French Baroque Composers: A Discussion and Performance
13:00 / 1:00pmGillet-Fox Performance Competition Final Round
12:45 / 12:45pm50 for 50 Commissioning Competition Premiere: To Earth (for bassoon and piano)
23:15 / 11:15pmOur Favorite Things: New Music for Bassoon Ensemble
23:00 / 11:00pmNew American Romantics
23:00 / 11:00pmDança de Lisboa (World Premiere)
21:00 / 9:00pmNew Zealand Double Reed Society
21:30 / 9:30pm*Cultivating the Musical World of Our Dreams
20:30 / 8:30pmInspirations: 21st Works for Oboe + Friends
20:30 / 8:30pmNegus Bassoon Ensemble – Adventures in Black
20:00 / 8:00pmOboe in Appalachia: Coal Trails on Rails
20:00 / 8:00pmTrio d’anches: Stories and Dreams
19:30 / 7:30pmFrom Latin American to the World: New Works for Oboe
19:00 / 7:00pmOboe/English Horn and percussion pieces by female composers
19:00 / 7:00pmNavigating the 21st-Century Musical Landscape as Artist Citizens
18:30 / 6:30pmRobert Baksa: Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (1992, rev. 2005)
18:00 / 6:00pmShe Sings! Poetry in Sound
18:00 / 6:00pmGrief, Isolation, and Connectedness: Music by John Steinmetz
18:00 / 6:00pmThe Wood Between the Worlds – Quartet for Oboe, English Horn, Cello and Piano
17:00 / 5:00pmUniversity of Idaho: Places We Are From – Music by Women for oboe and bassoon
17:00 / 5:00pm*Masterclass: Nathan Koch
16:00 / 4:00pm*Decentering Whiteness in Bassoon Pedagogy, Performance, and Community Engagement
15:00 / 3:00pmBritish Double Reed Society
14:45 / 2:45pmSir Harlequin
14:30 / 2:30pmSongs from South of the Equator: Penberthy and Lampard
14:00 / 2:00pmRevolution from Within: Three Composers Who Made the Conservatoire Less Conservative
14:30 / 2:30pm*Clémence de Grandval: Inspired by Georges Gillet
12:45 / 12:45pm50 for 50 Commissioning Competition Premiere: Kinnah (for English Horn and piano)
13:00 / 1:00pm*Affinity Space for Women and Nonbinary Individuals
23:00 / 11:00pmThree Reeds Duo – Music by Women for Oboe, Saxophone and Piano
23:00 / 11:00pmAn Orange Tree – a new work for Contra+Bassoon
22:30 / 10:30pmCinco Movimentos para Cinco Fagotistas
20:45 / 8:45pmWood Song for Solo Oboe
20:30 / 8:30pmcollectiveCollaborative Object by Elizabeth A. Baker
20:00 / 8:00pmBlake Reimagined
20:00 / 8:00pmCosta Rican Concertos
19:00 / 7:00pmModern Reed Trios
18:30 / 6:30pmMusic for Oboe and Vibraphone
18:00 / 6:00pmRuminations- World Premiere Works for Solo Oboe and Oboist as Solo Instrumentalist
18:00 / 6:00pmMarcel Bitsch’s Music for Bassoon—a Performance Guide on Alternative Fingerings and Reed Adjustments
17:00 / 5:00pmWomen Are…
15:00 / 3:00pmAustralasian Double Reed Society
13:00 / 1:00pmNorma Hooks Young Artist Competition Finals
12:45 / 12:45pm50 for 50 Commissioning Competition Premiere: Dancing at Daybreak (for contrabassoon and piano)
22:00 / 10:00pmGillet-Fox 2020 Finalists Recital
23:15 / 11:15pmEqual Time for two bassoons by Gernot Wolfgang
23:00 / 11:00pmMirrors & Deep Waters, Distant Stars – Reed Quintet World Premieres
23:00 / 11:00pmThe Bassoon Works of Jamie Leigh Sampson
22:00 / 10:00pmNorma Hooks 2020 Finalists Recital
20:30 / 8:30pmTwo Pieces by Alec Wilder
20:00 / 8:00pmSonatine for Flute and Bassoon by Eugene Bozza
19:30 / 7:30pmSolidago Reed Trio in Concert
19:00 / 7:00pmNew Works for Solo Bassoon
18:45 / 6:45pmA Justice for All, Trio for Oboe/English horn, Saxophone and Piano and Interations for Oboe/English horn, Narrator and Piano
18:00 / 6:00pmOboe: Unfolded
18:00 / 6:00pmCreating During Crisis: The Evolution and Presentation of “Sisters of the Covid Moon”
17:00 / 5:00pmJean Françaix’s L’Horloge de Flore: A Historical Examination, Musical Analysis, and Transcription for Solo Oboe, Woodwind Quartet, and Piano
16:30 / 4:30pmNew Music for Bassoon and Piano
16:00 / 4:00pmQuimera: New Works for Solo Bassoon by Mexican Composers
15:00 / 3:00pmAssociação Brasileira de Palhetas Duplas
14:45 / 2:45pmLessons from Braiding Sweetgrass
14:00 / 2:00pmSymphonie des Dragons
14:00 / 2:00pmRecital with works by Beethoven and Mehmari
12:45 / 12:45pm50 for 50 Commissioning Competition Premiere: Tuxedo – Copper and Ivory Mask (for oboe and piano)
13:00 / 1:00pmFacebook LIVE: with Hannah Kendall and Roberta Benjamim
23:15 / 11:15pmBallade op.53 for Contrabassoon and Piano
23:00 / 11:00pmJeff Scott: Elegy for Innocence
23:00 / 11:00pmDavid Maslanka and his works for the bassoon
20:00 / 8:00pmFriedrich Wilhelm Zachow Trio for oboe, bassoon, and continuo
19:00 / 7:00pmDancing with Double Reeds: A Whimsical Musical Journey Exploring Riikka Talvitie’s “Village Party,” for Tap-Dancing Oboist and String Quartet
18:30 / 6:30pmThe Wild Prairie Winds
18:00 / 6:00pmReed Quintets of the Americas
18:00 / 6:00pmUnaccompanied Gems for Bassoon, New and Old
17:30 / 5:30pmThe Rhapsodic English Horn
17:00 / 5:00pmVoormolen, Concerto for Two Oboes and Orchestra
16:00 / 4:00pmRock E Bassoon in Concert
16:00 / 4:00pmGet Bach to Where You Once Belonged
14:00 / 2:00pmCantilena for Oboe
14:30 / 2:30pmThe Double Reed Duckling
15:00 / 3:00pmAsociación de Fagotistas y Oboístas de España
13:00 / 1:00pmWorld Premiere of Amanda Harberg’s Bassoon Sonata
12:45 / 12:45pm50 for 50 Commissioning Competition Premiere: Encuentros (for oboe and bassoon)
14:00 / 2:00pm*2022 IDRS Conference Introduction
01:00 / 1:00amPreview: IDRS 2022 at the University of Colorado-Boulder (U.S.)
13:00 / 1:00pm*Affinity Space for BIPOC
16:00 / 4:00pm*IDRS General Meeting
17:00 / 5:00pm*Masterclass: Laura Adkins
17:00 / 5:00pm*Masterclass: Fábio Cury
19:00 / 7:00pm*Stravinsky as Arranger: Pulcinella, Suite Italienne, and A New Arrangement for Bassoon
21:00 / 9:00pm*The Silent Voices Project: An interview with an emerging female composer
20:00 / 8:00pm*Becoming Invincible – Creating Online Oboe Community in a Pandemic
19:00 / 7:00pm*Professional Classical Musicians with ADHD: A Qualitative Study
14:00 / 2:00pm*So you want to play chamber music online…
19:00 / 7:00pm*Oboe Warm-Ups: Short, Teachable, and Doable Exercises for Every Level
17:00 / 5:00pm*The Viennese Oboe
16:00 / 4:00pm*Taming the Beast: Understanding Performance Anxiety
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Event list
*indicates live-streamed event
All live-streamed events, with the exception of affinity spaces, will be recorded and archived for viewing following the conclusion of the Virtual Symposium.
Purple: Panel Discussions and Affinity Spaces | Blue: Solo and Chamber Recitals | Green: Lectures and Masterclasses | Red: Associate Organization Presentations | Gold: Competitions and Commissions
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VIRTUAL EXHIBIT HALL
The IDRS Second Annual Virtual Symposium will feature:
Solo and chamber recitals featuring over 80 double reed performers from around the world
Lectures and
master classes
Panel discussions on important double reed community topics
Commissions and world premieres celebrating our 50 Year Anniversary
The Gillet-Fox and Norma Hooks Young Artist Competitions
A Virtual Exhibit Hall featuring a host of double reed vendors and instrument makers
A showcase of our Associate Organizations from around the world
IDRS General Meeting for Society Members
View All Videos
View all published videos in our IDRS Video Collection from the 1st Virtual Symposium.
View The Double Reed
View our entire publication, The Double Reed Vol. 43 No. 2, including some featured articles from our 2020 artists! *Please allow a minute or two for it to load.
