Upcoming IDRS Member Events
Friday May 16, 2008
Nancy Ambrose King, oboe will appear as soloist with the Tokyo Harmonia Chamber Orchestra, performing Vaughan-Williams Oboe Concerto and the Mozart Divertimento K 251.
June 1-14, 2008
Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute. Join some of the world’s finest musicians in the field of baroque performance for this 14-day training programme in instrumental and vocal performance practice. Woodwind Faculty for TBSI includes John Abberger and Marco Cera, oboe and Dominic Teresi, bassoon. A limited number of instruments are available on loan for advanced students on modern instruments who are interested in exploring baroque woodwinds for the first time. The Institute offers: baroque orchestra; instrumental masterclasses; chamber ensembles; private lessons by Tafelmusik musicians; lectures/workshops on baroque music, theatre and art; participant performances including a Grand Finale concert with Tafelmusik; and performances by the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir. For full information and applications, visit http://www.tafelmusik.org/
June 3-7, 2008
Barrick Stees will present workshops on pecialized professional preparation for select advanced bassoonists hosted by the University of Akron. Highlights of the Seminar include: 5 days of intensive coachings on major bassoon repertoire with Stees and pianist Randall Fusco in master class setting. Focused workshops on reedmaking for orchestral playing. Realistic adjudicated mock audition. Recital of 2008 Seminar repertoire by Barrick Stees. Cleveland Orchestra concert. Final recital of Seminar repertoire by participants. Apply online: http://www.steesbassoon.com
June 6-13, 2008
The John Mack Oboe Camp will take place in Little Switzerland, NC from June 6-13, 2008. Nathan Hughes and Scott Bell, both students of the late John Mack, will be teaching this summer. In addition, Thom Moore, oboist and a Grammy award winning recording engineer, will give a masterclass on the specifics and difficulties of recording the oboe. Repairman John Symer will present a basic adjustment masterclass and be available to assist participants with their instruments. The focus of camp is standard etudes, orchestral excerpts and solo literature. Applications and more information are available online at http://dept.kent.edu/oboecamp
June 14-20, 2008
The second annual Advanced Bassoon Institute provides an opportunity for serious bassoonists to spend a week of intensive study with three of America’s leading artist-teachers of bassoon: George Sakakeeny, Eric Stomberg and William Winstead. Admission is limited to 24 participants and 16 auditors. Daily master classes will focus on solo repertoire, etudes and orchestral works. Each student will also receive private lessons with special attention given to reed work. For information go to http://www.interlochen.org/bassoon-institute or contact Eric Stomberg at stombergew@interlochen.org.
July 22-26, 2008
Please join us at the 37th annual conference of the International Double Reed Society at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah USA. Conference activities will take place in the Harris Fine Arts Center, home of the BYU School of Music, as well as in the Wilkinson Student Center and the BYU Conference Center. Visit the conference website for more information.
July 22-28, 2008
Summer Bassoon Extravaganza 2008, June 22-28 at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Weeklong experience that features bassoon and contra master classes, instruction in reed making, chamber music and a bassoon choir. The camp is designed for aspiring bassoonists grades 7th-12th, as well as adults. Faculty in residence: Jennifer Brinson, Michael Dicker, Roger Soren, Shelly Unger Guest Artists: William Davis, Juan de Gomar, Laura Najarian, Carl Nitchie and Scott Stewart. Contact Shelly Unger for more information.Emory Bassoon Extravaganza 2008 Website.
July 27 - August 2, 2008
The 9th Annual Ball State High School Bassoon Camp will be held from Sunday, July 27th through Saturday, August 2nd, 2008, on the campus of Ball State University. The camp, for bassoonists entering grade nine through first year in college, is designed to improve students' abilities as bassoonists and musicians. The guest clinician for the week will be Leonard Hindell, former member of the New York Philharmonic and faculty member of the Mannes College of Music. For more information, please contact Keith Sweger at 765-285-5511, ksweger@bsu.edu, or www.keithsweger.com.
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