On the occasion of the tenth annual meeting of the IDRS in Lubbock, Texas, in August, 1981, the Society is pleased to announce the first annual performance competition for young artists. The competition is dedicated to the memory of the late master oboist and honorary member of the IDRS, Fernand Gillet, and offers a prize of $500.00 for first place, $250.00 for second place, and $100.00 for third place to the finalists.

The following are the rules of the competition:

1. Eligibility -- Those oboists or bassoonists who have not reached their 25th birthday before the date of the final audition are eligible to enter.

2. Levels of competition -- There will be three levels of competition: a) preliminary audition; b) semifinal audition; and c) final audition.

• a. Preliminary audition -- All entrants to the competition must fill out the attached application form and send a tape recording along with an application fee of $25.00 to the chairman of the performance competition. The recording will be a 7 1/2 ips reel-to-reel tape of good quality, and will contain two works chosen by the applicant not to exceed 30 minutes in length overall, including pauses between works and movements. These may be selected from unaccompanied or accompanied solo or concerto repertoire. No application postmarked after March 15, 1981, will be considered. Entries should be mailed to:
  Ronald Klimko, Chairman
  Fernand Gillet Performance Competition, IDRS
  School of Music
  University of Idaho
  Moscow, Idaho 83843 U.S.A.

• b. Semifinal audition -- Six semifinalists will be selected by the competition committee (three oboists and three bassoonists) and announced by June 1, 1981. (All applicants must agree to appear and perform at the semifinal and final auditions if selected.) These semifinalists will perform at the meeting in Lubbock before a distinguished panel of judges. The work to be performed at the semifinal audition is: oboe- Sonata Op. 166, Camille Saint-Saëns; bassoon -- Sonata Opus 168, Camille Saint-Saëns. From the six semifinalists, three finalists will be selected to perform before the judges and the attending members of the society in open concert. The works to be performed on the final concert are:
  • i) a movement of the semifinal work and
  • ii) oboe -- Paladilhe, Concertino; bassoon -- J. F. Fasch, Sonata in C Major.

Accompanists will be provided by the host institution for both the semifinal and final auditions.

The awards will be announced at the final general meeting of the conference. The judges may decide to award fewer or no prizes or to combine prizes in the event of a tie. The decision of the judges is final.

*(Morceau de Concours in 1898, the year Gillet graduated from the Conservatoire.)

This year's competition will be for an unpublished musical composition for at least one double reed instrument in combination with stringed instruments including guitar. A prize of $500.00 will be awarded the first place winner, and the work will be performed at the Texas conference in August, 1981, and published by Southern Music Company if the composer wishes it.

The rules for the competition are:

• 1. All compositions must be unpublished original works.
• 2. First performance rights are reserved for the Society at the Texas conference.
• The composer may choose to provide his own performers for this occasion.
• 3. The winning works and all other entries become the property of the IDRS Library at Indianola, Iowa, and unless written instructions to the contrary are received, the librarian will be allowed to make copies of any composition for members of the Society at cost from the original.
• 4. A copy of the composition, including parts, and a tape (7 1/2 ips) are to be furnished to the Society if the work is to be considered.
• 5. Composer's names will be covered to provide anonymity.
• 6. Entries will be accepted between February 1 and March 15, 1981. No work postmarked after March 15 will be considered. Winners will be announced by June 1, 1981.
• 7. The society reserves the right to declare no winner if the judges feel no work qualifies. Decision of the judges will be final.
• 8. Send all entries to: Dr. Nancy Fowler School of Music Florida State University Tallahassee, FL 32306 U.S.A.

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