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2011 The Double Reed Volume 34 • No. 4 now available online to members (login required):

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IDRS 2012, 41st Annual Conference, July 7-11 2012


Miami University, located in Oxford, Ohio, USA is a public university with a student body of 16,000...http://www.idrs2012.com/

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Win/Win for Hosts of Double Reed Days

January 16th, 2012

The IDRS has an offer that is actually a win-win-win! If you are hosting a Double Reed Day the IDRS offers a special Student Online Membership with REWARDS! [...]

Bassoon Ensemble Competition in Strasbourg, France

January 13th, 2012

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION for BASSOON ENSEMBLE
20-22 April 2012 in STRASBOURG / France
This competition is organised as part of the 7th International Bassoon Festival
of the French “Association Bassons.”
Application deadline: March 1, 2012
Download the program: http://www.bassons.com/pages/articles/pdf/pdf_10.pdf

Assistant Professor of Double Reeds Vacancy at East Tennessee State

October 28th, 2011

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY – Assistant Professor – Double Reeds (oboe, primary emphasis). EFFECTIVE DATE: August, 2012.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Teach double reeds with oboe as primary emphasis and bassoon as secondary emphasis, develop and actively recruit for studio, teach double reed component of woodwind methods, coordinate and oversee student woodwind chamber ensemble [...]

Podcast: Interview with Bernard Garfield part 1

September 22nd, 2011

Download the mp3: http://www.idrs.org/multimedia/podcasts/Garfield1.mp3
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Interview with Bernard Garfield, former Principal Bassoonist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and an International Double Reed Society honorary member. Part 1 presents his recollections of studying piano and bassoon and his work with the Philadelphia Orchestra. The interview was recorded in June 9, 2010. Copyright 2011 by [...]