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2013 The Double Reed Volume 36 • No. 1 (2013) now available online to members (login required):

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IDRS 2013, 42nd Annual Conference, June 25-29, 2013 The University of Redlands, California


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May 21st, 2013

Early Registration sale prices are extended through Sunday night May 26th! Come to IDRS 2013 Conference June 25-29 in sunny Southern California at the University of Redlands, just east of Los Angeles.

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Seeks Part-Time Bassoon Professor

May 16th, 2013

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE, DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC AND THEATRE ARTS
POSITION: The Department of Music and Theatre Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire seeks a part-time Associate Lecturer to start August 19, 2013 for the 2013-2014 academic year.
DUTIES: Teach applied bassoon to music majors and minors. Teach one section of woodwind [...]

Finalists of the 2013 Young Artist Competition for Bassoon

May 2nd, 2013

The Members of the 2013 Young Artist Competition for Bassoon Committee are pleased to announce the finalists of this year’s competition:
Finalists:

Thomas English, USA
Teachers include Kara M. Stolle, Douglas Spaniol, George Sakakeeny
Ben Roidl-Ward, GERMANY/USA
Teachers include Francine Peterson, George Sakakeeny
Mingyuan Yang, CHINA/USA
Teachers include Wendy Rose, Te Xu, Jianzhong Zhao

Alternate:

Jonathon Pearson Altizer, USA
Teachers include Sharon Kuster, Kristin [...]

Finalists of the 2013 Gillet-Fox Competition for Oboe

May 2nd, 2013

The Members of the 2013 Fernand Gillet-Hugo Fox Competition for Oboe Committee are pleased to announce the finalists of this year’s competition:
Finalists:

Nir Gavrieli, GERMANY
Student of Dudu Carmel, Diethelm Jonas, Nick Deutsch
Johannes Grosso, FRANCE
Student of Jean Louis Capezzali, Jérôme Guichard
Friederike Hulman, SWEDEN
Student of Prof. Dominik Wollenweber, Jacques Tys, David Walter
James Jihyun Kim, USA
Student of John [...]