Saturday 23 October
2010 Scotch College, James Forbes Academy
Hawthorn, Melbourne

The competition is for all ages and abilities, from beginners and amateur players through to aspiring professionals.
Details & Entry Forms at: www.adrs.org.au/adrc.html

Sections include:

Fagottino – Year 7 and Under
Junior  - 14 Years & Under
Intermediate  - 15 Years up to Year 12
Senior  - 25 Years & Under
Adult Beginners (upto AMEB Grade 5) Over 25 Years
Chamber Music  - 3 to 15 players (at least 1 Double Reed)
Weekend Warriors (over 25years – Secondary Teachers Welcome)

ENTRIES CLOSE 13 OCTOBER, 2010

Over $10,000 in cash and prizes

Trade Exhibition
Come and see the largest annual trade display of instruments, accessories and technicians from both Australian and International double reed manufacturers and suppliers.

Further Details:
Stephen Moschner
ADRC Coordinator
stephenmoschner@yahoo.com.au

0413889488
www.adrs.org.au/adrc.html

The 2010 ADRC is proudly presented by the Australasian Double Reed Society Inc. A0035497R

The application for the 2011 Gillet-Fox Oboe Competition is now available.

Download the Gillet-Fox Oboe Competition Application

To be considered, all application materials must be received on or before February 15, 2011. Repertoire listed here.

The competition is for oboists who have not reached their 31st birthday by the date of the final round of the competition (June 3rd, 2011) and will take place at the annual conference May 31-June 4, 2011 in Tempe, AZ, USA. First prize for the 2011 competition is a $10,000 US cash award. The second prize is a $6000 US cash award. The third prize is a $2000 US cash award. For questions, please contact chair Margaret Marco at mmarco@ku.edu.

The winner of first prize was John Upton, a student of Richard Killmer at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.

The winner of second prize was Camille Joutard, a student of Jean-Louis Capezzali and Jérôme Guichard at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Lyon, France.

The winner of third prize was Matthew Lengas, a student of Richard Killmer at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.

Gina Ford, who was designated as a finalist in the competition, was unable to participate in the final round due to travel problems which prevented her from reaching the conference.

The application for the 2011 IDRS Young Artist Bassoon Competition is now available.

Download the YAC Application

To be considered, all application materials must be received on or before February 15, 2011. Repertoire listed here.

The competition is for bassoonists who have not reached their 22nd birthday by the date of the final round of the competition (June 2, 2011) and will take place at the annual conference May 31-June 4, 2011 in Tempe, AZ, USA. First prize for the 2011 competition is a $3000 US cash award. The second prize is a $2000 US cash award. The third prize is a $1000 US cash award. For questions, please contact chair Saxton Rose.

The United States Army Band, “Pershing’s Own”, announces an oboe vacancy. Job and audition information are available at: http://www.usarmyband.com/jobs/vacancies.html. The audition will be held October 29, 2010. The winner of the audition will receive full military benefits, including medical and dental care; 30-days paid vacation each year; a permanent duty assignment to Fort Myer, VA; and educational benefits such as the College Loan Repayment Program (up to $65,000). Musicians are promoted to the grade of Staff Sergeant (E-6) upon completion of four-months of active-duty service.

To order recordings of recitals, lectures or master classes from the 2010 IDRS conference in Norman, Oklahoma, please print this form, make your selections, and mail it to this address:

IDRS 2010 Recordings
OU School of Music
500 W Boyd, CMC 138
Norman, OK 73019

Download recording order form

CDs and DVDs are available only to IDRS members and conference attendees as a service to IDRS, and are not intended for commercial use and distribution.

CDs are $10.00 each with a $5.00 shipping charge. All orders placed outside of the United States need to provide credit card information rather than a check. If you are writing a check – please make it out to the University of Oklahoma.

If you have further questions, contact:
Katie Robertson
IDRS 2010 Administrative Assistant
katie.robertson@ou.edu
(405) 470-7377 (Home)
(405) 325-7574 (Fax)

10th Annual Chieri International Competition for woodwind and brass instruments.
2010: Flute – Bassoon, Trumpet-Trombone. Application due Oct. 23rd.

www.ccpiemontese.it

Video of the Gillet-Fox Competition and other selected performance/master classes are now available to IDRS members:

2010 conference video

2010 (Bassoon): Norman, Oklahoma USA June 22-26, 2010

• Winner: Philipp Zeller, Germany
• Second Place: Sophie Dartigalongue, France
• Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order): Constantin Barcov, Romania; Emily Hultmark, England/Sweden; Fei Xie, China/USA

Repertoire:

• Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano and Violoncello in e minor, op. 38
  Movements I, III
• Jean Françaix: Divertissement pour Basson et Quintette á cordes
• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Sonata in d minor for Solo Bassoon, arr. by Mordechai Rechtman
• Francisco Mignone: Concertino for Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra

An der Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität Linz ist ab Wintersemester 2011/12 folgende Stelle zu besetzen: Universitätsprofessur für Fagott im Ausmaß von 22 Wochenstunden; Einstufung LD 8

Aufgabenfeld: Leitung einer Fagottklasse im Rahmen künstlerischer und künstlerisch‐pädagogischer Ausbildung im Bachelor – und Masterstudium sowie Betreuung der facheinschlägigen Ergänzungsfächer, insbesondere Didaktik und Lehrpraxis bzw. Ensemble/Kammermusik. Klicken